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Ladywood - Summer Hill: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Ladywood - Summer Hill neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 137). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes B1, B16, B18, B3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B1 2PE.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Birmingham
Ladywood - Summer Hill is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Birmingham (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 4 falling of 21). Flats here typically resell for £200,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Jewellery Quarter, is about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.3 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical flat price
£200,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +0% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle 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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.06; 3 of 21 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 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£56,300
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
A busy centre, with about 2.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (17,000 jobs in 2024 against 7,904 residents at the 2021 census). 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 Ladywood - Summer Hill sits in Birmingham
- Typical flat price: joint 3rd highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 21st highest 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 Ladywood - Summer Hill
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
3 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 4 the other way and 14 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
- Income deprivation ranking
- New-build activity
- New stations nearby
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Jewellery Quarter Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (790 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 Kidderminster (about 36 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 65 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 Nelson Primary School 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Oct 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Jewellery Quarter Academy 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 2 areas, Inadequate in 2 (Nov 2024). Serious weaknesses.
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 Ladywood - Summer Hill
What is the typical flat price in Ladywood - Summer Hill?
£200,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +0% against 2017-2019.
How does Ladywood - Summer Hill compare with the rest of Birmingham?
Typical flat price: joint 3rd highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 21st highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.
Is Ladywood - Summer Hill an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Ladywood - Summer Hill gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 3 of 21 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Ladywood - Summer Hill?
Jewellery Quarter. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (790 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 Kidderminster (about 36 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 65 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Ladywood - Summer Hill?
Nearest state primary school. Nelson Primary School. 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Jewellery Quarter Academy. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 2 areas, Inadequate in 2 (Nov 2024). Serious weaknesses.
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.