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Brookvale: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Brookvale neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 030). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B23, B6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B23 7YN.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Brookvale is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Birmingham (4 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £185,000 and flats for £107,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Birmingham (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Gravelly Hill, is about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 18 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£185,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£107,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 4 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£45,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Brookvale sits in Birmingham
- Typical house price: joint 18th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 10th lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 65th lowest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 18 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 Brookvale
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 18 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 4 the other way and 15 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
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Home improvement applications
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Gravelly Hill Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (890 m 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 46 min) and Four Oaks (about 14 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 Slade Primary School 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (May 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
- Nearest state secondary school Stockland Green School 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 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 Brookvale
What is the typical house price in Brookvale?
£185,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
How does Brookvale compare with the rest of Birmingham?
Typical house price: joint 18th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 10th lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 65th lowest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.
Is Brookvale an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Brookvale gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Brookvale?
Gravelly Hill. Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (890 m 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 46 min) and Four Oaks (about 14 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Brookvale?
Nearest state primary school. Slade Primary School. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (May 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next. Nearest state secondary school. Stockland Green School. 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023).
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.