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Sheldon South: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Sheldon South neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 081). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B26, B33, B92. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B26 3SE.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Sheldon South is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Birmingham (5 of 20 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 and flats for £137,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Birmingham (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Marston Green, is 2.0 km 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

£250,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£137,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% 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

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.19; 5 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 6 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 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£51,200

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

Faster than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Sheldon South sits in Birmingham

Typical house price: joint 50th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 31st lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: joint 42nd 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 Sheldon South

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).

Median resale price of flats 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

5 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 0 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

Single-person households under 65
Schools improving
Air quality
Home improvement applications
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Marston Green Railway station, 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 3 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 77 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 Thomas More Catholic Primary School 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024).
Nearest state secondary school King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: 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 Sheldon South

What is the typical house price in Sheldon South?

£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

How does Sheldon South compare with the rest of Birmingham?

Typical house price: joint 50th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 31st lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 42nd highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.

Is Sheldon South an affluent area?

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

Is Sheldon South gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.19; 5 of 20 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Sheldon South?

Marston Green. Railway station, 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 3 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 77 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Sheldon South?

Nearest state primary school. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School. 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024). Nearest state secondary school. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: 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.