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Stirchley North & Selly Park: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Stirchley North & Selly Park neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 100). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B29, B30. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B29 7QW.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Stirchley North & Selly Park is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Birmingham (4 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Birmingham (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Selly Oak, is about a 13-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
£260,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% 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 -0.13; 2 of 19 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 3 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 2 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£51,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 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 Stirchley North & Selly Park sits in Birmingham
- Typical house price: joint 42nd highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
- Average household income: joint 38th 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 Stirchley North & Selly Park
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
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 4 the other way and 13 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
- New stations nearby
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Air quality
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Selly Oak Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (980 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 22 min) and Four Oaks (about 38 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 Raddlebarn Primary School 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Concerns) (Jun 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
- Nearest state secondary school Selly Park Girls' School 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
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 Stirchley North & Selly Park
What is the typical house price in Stirchley North & Selly Park?
£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.
How does Stirchley North & Selly Park compare with the rest of Birmingham?
Typical house price: joint 42nd highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Average household income: joint 38th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.
Is Stirchley North & Selly Park an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Stirchley North & Selly Park gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Stirchley North & Selly Park?
Selly Oak. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (980 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 22 min) and Four Oaks (about 38 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Stirchley North & Selly Park?
Nearest state primary school. Raddlebarn Primary School. 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Concerns) (Jun 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next. Nearest state secondary school. Selly Park Girls' School. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
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.