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Walmley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Walmley neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 012). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B75, B76. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B76 2BF.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Birmingham

Walmley is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Birmingham (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £350,000 and flats for £175,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Birmingham (0.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Wylde Green, is 2.8 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

£350,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£175,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 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 5 small areas range from decile 8 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£62,700

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.3 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

Slower than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Walmley sits in Birmingham

Typical house price: 19th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 13th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 12th 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 Walmley

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

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 3 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

Plug-in car growth
Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Schools improving
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Wylde Green Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 53 min) and Four Oaks (about 7 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 The Deanery Church of England Primary School 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Nov 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Bishop Walsh Catholic School 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 2025).

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 Walmley

What is the typical house price in Walmley?

£350,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

How does Walmley compare with the rest of Birmingham?

Typical house price: 19th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 13th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.

Is Walmley an affluent area?

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

Is Walmley gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Walmley?

Wylde Green. Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 53 min) and Four Oaks (about 7 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Walmley?

Nearest state primary school. The Deanery Church of England Primary School. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Bishop Walsh Catholic School. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 2025).

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.