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Sparkbrook North: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Sparkbrook North neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 071). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B10, B11, B12, B5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B11 1JB.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification

Sparkbrook North is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Birmingham (6 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £220,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Birmingham (1.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Bordesley, is about a 7-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

£220,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +57% 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 +0.30; 6 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising 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 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 1.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£35,000

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.7 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 Sparkbrook North sits in Birmingham

Typical house price: joint 58th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
Average household income: 3rd 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 Sparkbrook North

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

6 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 1 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

Resale prices
Schools improving
Air quality
New-build activity
Catching up with neighbouring areas
New stations nearby

Falling behind the borough

Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Bordesley Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (510 m in a straight line). No passenger train is timetabled to leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday.

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 Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 1 area, Requires improvement in 1, Inadequate in 2 (Feb 2025). Special measures.
Nearest state secondary school Holy Trinity Catholic School 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 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 Sparkbrook North

What is the typical house price in Sparkbrook North?

£220,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +57% against 2017-2019.

How does Sparkbrook North compare with the rest of Birmingham?

Typical house price: joint 58th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.

Is Sparkbrook North an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Sparkbrook North gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.30; 6 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Sparkbrook North?

Bordesley. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (510 m in a straight line). No passenger train is timetabled to leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday.

Which state schools are nearest to Sparkbrook North?

Nearest state primary school. Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 1 area, Requires improvement in 1, Inadequate in 2 (Feb 2025). Special measures. Nearest state secondary school. Holy Trinity Catholic School. 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 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.