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Birches Green & Bromford East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Birches Green & Bromford East neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 141). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes B24, B36. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B24 9PU.
One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification
Birches Green & Bromford East is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Birmingham (2 of 20 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £220,000 and flats for £105,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Birmingham (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Erdington, is 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£220,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£105,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most income-deprived
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 20 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 1 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 9 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£44,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Birches Green & Bromford East sits in Birmingham
- Typical house price: joint 58th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 8th lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 57th lowest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Birches Green & Bromford East
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 0 the other way and 18 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Erdington Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bromsgrove (about 48 min) and Four Oaks (about 11 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Hodge Hill Girls' School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Jun 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Birches Green & Bromford East
What is the typical house price in Birches Green & Bromford East?
£220,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.
How does Birches Green & Bromford East compare with the rest of Birmingham?
Typical house price: joint 58th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 8th lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 57th lowest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.
Is Birches Green & Bromford East an affluent area?
Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Birches Green & Bromford East gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 20 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Birches Green & Bromford East?
Erdington. Railway station, 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bromsgrove (about 48 min) and Four Oaks (about 11 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Birches Green & Bromford East?
Nearest state primary school. St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School. 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Hodge Hill Girls' School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Jun 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.