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B21 house prices and areas

B21 covers Handsworth in Birmingham. Here is what homes actually sold for: every standard sale HM Land Registry recorded from January 2025 to September 2026.

Median sale price
£182k
Middle half of sales
£155k–£221k
Recorded sales
175
vs Birmingham postcodes we cover
23% below

Prices by property type

Medians are shown where there were at least 10 sales of that type.

Detachedfew sales

5 sales

Semi-detached£220k

52 sales

Terraced£169k

117 sales

Flatsfew sales

1 sale

Sales by year

YearSalesMedian
2025123£180,000
2026 (so far)52£184,000

A part-year and a small mix shift (say, more flats sold this year) can move a median without any change in what homes are worth, so treat year-to-year differences with care.

New builds and leasehold

0% of B21 sales were new builds and 3.4% were leasehold. Most sales here were freehold, which usually means houses.

Areas in B21

HandsworthSafety 3.5/10 · schools 6/10 · parks 6/10

Nearby postcodes

B19£170k median · Lozells · 1.7 kmB20£250k median · Birchfield, Handsworth Wood · 1.7 kmB42£224k median · Perry Barr · 2.5 kmB1£220k median · Ladywood · 2.8 kmB3£203k median · Jewellery Quarter · 2.8 kmB6£170k median · Aston, Newtown · 3.1 km

Questions about B21

What is the average house price in B21?

The median sale price in B21 was £182,000 across 175 recorded sales from January 2025 to September 2026 (HM Land Registry). Half of sales were between £155,000 and £221,000.

Which areas are in the B21 postcode?

Boroughly's area guides in B21 cover Handsworth. Postcode districts don't follow neighbourhood names exactly, so a street can sit in B21 but feel part of a neighbouring area.

What type of property sells most in B21?

Terraced homes were the most common sale (117 of 175). Terraced had the lowest median, at £169,000. 3.4% of sales were leasehold and 0% were new builds.

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About these figures. Every standard (category A) residential sale HM Land Registry recorded in B21 from January 2025 to September 2026. Repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio sales and other non-standard transfers are excluded. A district median is not a valuation of any home. How Boroughly sources data.
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