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Beacon Avenue, Birmingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Beacon Avenue, Birmingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birmingham-west-midlands/beacon-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B42 2FP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£230,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£212,362
17 sales
Price range
£167k – £295k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2025
B42 2FP

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At a glance

House prices£212k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station23 min walkHamstead (Birmingham) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Beacon Avenue, Birmingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £230,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £206,900. Average sale prices rose from £204,179 in 2017 to £230,000 in 2025 (+13%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 41% semi-detached, 35% terraced, 24% detached. Recorded sale prices on Beacon Avenue range from £166,950 to £294,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Beacon Avenue compared

B42 postcode area£223,471
Birmingham£254,981
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Beacon Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £204,179 (12 sales)2017£204k2022: £260,000 (1 sales)2022£260k2023: £210,000 (1 sales)2023£210k2024: £230,000 (1 sales)2024£230k2025: £230,000 (2 sales)2025£230k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£206,90028 Nov 2025
Terraced6£195,40012 Sep 2025
Detached4£247,36315 Dec 2017

Sold prices on Beacon Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 28 Nov 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 12 Sep 2025£230,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 16 Aug 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 30 Jun 2023£210,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 6 Jun 2022£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 15 Dec 2017£235,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 11 Dec 2017£234,500 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 7 Dec 2017£225,000 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 24 Nov 2017£294,950 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 22 Nov 2017£215,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 14 Nov 2017£217,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 30 Oct 2017£168,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 27 Oct 2017£168,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 29 Sep 2017£202,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 25 Aug 2017£166,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
8, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 25 Aug 2017£167,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
6, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 24 Aug 2017£167,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
2, Beacon Avenue B42 2FP 28 Jul 2017£199,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
3, Beacon Avenue £168,950 (Oct 2017) → £230,000 (Nov 2025) +36%
over 8 yrs
8, Beacon Avenue £167,950 (Aug 2017) → £230,000 (Aug 2024) → £230,000 (Sep 2025) +37%
over 8 yrs
6, Beacon Avenue £167,500 (Aug 2017) → £210,000 (Jun 2023) +25%
over 6 yrs
2, Beacon Avenue £199,950 (Jul 2017) → £260,000 (Jun 2022) +30%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Beacon Avenue

Crime

231 crimes were reported within about a mile of Beacon Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences81
Shoplifting45
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson16
Anti-social behaviour14
Burglary12

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Beacon Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Tame Flood alert area
  • Perry Brook at Perry Barr Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Beacon Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Priestley Smith School 94 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.1 mi
Arena Academy 969 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Beeches Primary School 361 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Perry Beeches Nursery School 69 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 0.2 mi
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy 441 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Glenmead Primary School 263 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Fortis Academy 1,210 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Calshot Primary School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Hamstead (Birmingham) station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Perry Barr station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Witton (West Midlands) station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Perry Beeches School (adj, Beeches Road) 5 min walk
  • Perry Beeches School (opp, Beeches Road) 5 min walk
  • Turnberry Woods (opposite, Turnberry Road) 5 min walk
  • Thornbridge Avenue (opposite, Beeches Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Great Barr Practice
    379 Queslett Road, Great Barr, Birmingham · 0.5 mi
  • Cotmore Surgery
    169 Old Oscott Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham · 0.6 mi
  • Scott Arms Medical Centre
    Whitecrest, Great Barr, Birmingham · 0.7 mi
  • Tower Hill Partnership
    433 Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Superstore Asda Queslett Superstore · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dyas Road Great Barr · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Walsall Road Great Barr · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Great Barr · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Beeches Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Walkers Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dyas Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Walsall Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.3%62.5%
Private rented18.3%20.3%
Social rented6.3%17.1%
Households733

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.4%64.1%
Aged 65+14.8%18.6%
Residents1,820

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Birmingham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Beacon Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBirmingham
White54.7%48.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25%31%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14%11%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%4.8%
Other ethnic group1.7%4.5%

Religion

HereBirmingham
Christian45.3%34%
No religion25.3%24.1%
Muslim12.2%29.9%
Sikh7.8%2.9%
Not answered4.9%6.1%
Hindu3.6%1.9%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereBirmingham
Born in the UK80.9%73.3%
Born outside the UK19.1%26.7%

Highest qualification

HereBirmingham
Level 4 qualifications and above31.2%29.9%
No qualifications19.2%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%17.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%10.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%12.5%
Apprenticeship4.6%3.6%
Other qualifications2.9%2.9%

General health

HereBirmingham
Very good health48.3%47.6%
Good health34.9%33.3%
Fair health12.3%13.2%
Bad health3%4.5%
Very bad health1.5%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereBirmingham
1 car or van in household47.4%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household28.2%20.4%
No cars or vans in household15.6%31.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%6.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Birmingham.

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  • Paul Carr 1.1 mi
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  • Samuel Lawrence & Co 1.7 mi
  • In Home Estates 2.3 mi
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