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Sutton Coldfield North & Park: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Sutton Coldfield North & Park neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 004). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B4, B72, B73, B74, B75, B76. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B74 2PZ.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification
Sutton Coldfield North & Park is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Birmingham (2 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £647,500 and flats for £176,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Birmingham (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Sutton Coldfield, is about an 11-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
£647,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£176,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
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 +0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 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 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£75,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.4 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 Sutton Coldfield North & Park sits in Birmingham
- Typical house price: the highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 12th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd 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 Sutton Coldfield North & 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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 1 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
- Plug-in car growth
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Sutton Coldfield Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 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 56 min) and Four Oaks (about 4 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Apr 2024).
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 Sutton Coldfield North & Park
What is the typical house price in Sutton Coldfield North & Park?
£647,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
How does Sutton Coldfield North & Park compare with the rest of Birmingham?
Typical house price: the highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 12th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.
Is Sutton Coldfield North & Park an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Sutton Coldfield North & Park gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Sutton Coldfield North & Park?
Sutton Coldfield. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 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 56 min) and Four Oaks (about 4 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Sutton Coldfield North & Park?
Nearest state primary school. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Apr 2024).
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.