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Hall Green Central: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hall Green Central neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 108). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B28 9EH.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Hall Green Central is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Birmingham (6 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £330,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Birmingham (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Yardley Wood, is about a 15-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

£330,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% 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 -0.37; 1 of 19 signals up, 6 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 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£55,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 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

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hall Green Central sits in Birmingham

  • Typical house price: joint 21st highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: 26th highest 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 Hall Green Central

House prices: Hall Green Central against Birmingham: This neighbourhood £68k (1995) to £355k (2026); Birmingham £46k (1995) to £255k (2026).£86k£315k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£355kBirmingham£255k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Birmingham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 6 the other way and 12 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

  • Home improvement applications

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recent price momentum
  • Recorded crime
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Yardley Wood Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Kidderminster (about 63 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 41 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 Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Hall Green School 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).

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 Hall Green Central

What is the typical house price in Hall Green Central?

£330,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

How does Hall Green Central compare with the rest of Birmingham?

Typical house price: joint 21st highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 26th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.

Is Hall Green Central an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hall Green Central gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.37; 1 of 19 signals up, 6 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hall Green Central?

Yardley Wood. Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Kidderminster (about 63 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 41 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hall Green Central?

Nearest state primary school. St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Hall Green School. 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).

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.