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Cheapest areas to live in Birmingham

Ranked on the Land Registry sale median for each area's postcode district, with transport and the journey to the centre alongside, because a cheap area with a slow commute can cost more than it saves. The average across our Birmingham areas is £236k.

Ranked from Boroughly's Birmingham dataset of 55 areas. Prices are postcode-district medians of HM Land Registry recorded sales; safety is a relative rank of police.uk recorded crime; rents and other scores are indicative - see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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Aston

Birmingham · £170k to buy · £980/mo to rent · Transport 8/10, ~8 min to the centre

2

Lozells

Birmingham · £170k to buy · £980/mo to rent · Transport 8/10, ~12 min to the centre

3

Newtown

Birmingham · £170k to buy · £1,020/mo to rent · Transport 9/10, ~7 min to the centre

4

Handsworth

Birmingham · £182k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~15 min to the centre

5

Bordesley Green

Birmingham · £184k to buy · £980/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~12 min to the centre

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Hodge Hill

Birmingham · £187k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 6/10, ~18 min to the centre

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Alum Rock

Birmingham · £187k to buy · £980/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~14 min to the centre

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Washwood Heath

Birmingham · £187k to buy · £980/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~15 min to the centre

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Ward End

Birmingham · £187k to buy · £980/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~15 min to the centre

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Sparkhill

Birmingham · £190k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~12 min to the centre

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Tyseley

Birmingham · £190k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~14 min to the centre

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Erdington

Birmingham · £200k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 6/10, ~20 min to the centre

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Castle Vale

Birmingham · £200k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 6/10, ~24 min to the centre

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Small Heath

Birmingham · £200k to buy · £990/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~12 min to the centre

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Stockland Green

Birmingham · £200k to buy · £990/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~15 min to the centre

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