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First Avenue, Selly Park, Birmingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: First Avenue, Selly Park, Birmingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birmingham-west-midlands/first-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B29 7NS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£368,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£330,373
24 sales
Price range
£228k – £461k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
B29 7NS

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At a glance

House prices£330k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station19 min walkKings Heath station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

24 property sales on First Avenue, Selly Park, Birmingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £368,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £329,361. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% terraced, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on First Avenue range from £227,500 to £461,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on First Avenue compared

B29 postcode area£284,057
Birmingham£254,981
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. First Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B29 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £251,750 (2 sales)2016£252k2017: £300,000 (1 sales)2017£300k2018: £283,317 (3 sales)2018£283k2019: £306,000 (2 sales)2019£306k2021: £337,083 (6 sales)2021£337k2022: £371,100 (5 sales)2022£371k2023: £265,000 (1 sales)2023£265k2024: £363,750 (2 sales)2024£364k2025: £425,000 (1 sales)2025£425k2026: £368,000 (1 sales)2026£368k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£329,36128 Aug 2026
Semi-detached2£341,50029 Jul 2022

Sold prices on First Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, First Avenue B29 7NS 28 Aug 2026£368,000 TerracedFreehold
31, First Avenue B29 7NS 21 Mar 2025£425,000 TerracedFreehold
23, First Avenue B29 7NS 24 Oct 2024£450,000 TerracedFreehold
32, First Avenue B29 7NS 25 Sep 2024£277,500 TerracedFreehold
24, First Avenue B29 7NS 18 Dec 2023£265,000 TerracedFreehold
36, First Avenue B29 7NS 13 Dec 2022£375,000 TerracedFreehold
19, First Avenue B29 7NS 29 Jul 2022£358,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, First Avenue B29 7NS 28 Jun 2022£461,000 TerracedFreehold
7, First Avenue B29 7NS 29 Mar 2022£357,500 TerracedFreehold
30, First Avenue B29 7NS 17 Jan 2022£304,000 TerracedFreehold
4, First Avenue B29 7NS 24 Nov 2021£340,000 TerracedFreehold
23, First Avenue B29 7NS 22 Oct 2021£330,000 TerracedFreehold
10, First Avenue B29 7NS 30 Sep 2021£320,000 TerracedFreehold
14, First Avenue B29 7NS 27 Aug 2021£372,500 TerracedFreehold
21, First Avenue B29 7NS 2 Jun 2021£330,000 TerracedFreehold
7, First Avenue B29 7NS 7 Apr 2021£330,000 TerracedFreehold
3, First Avenue B29 7NS 18 Dec 2019£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, First Avenue B29 7NS 25 Jan 2019£287,000 TerracedFreehold
31, First Avenue B29 7NS 25 May 2018£300,000 TerracedFreehold
26, First Avenue B29 7NS 6 Apr 2018£300,000 TerracedFreehold
20, First Avenue B29 7NS 8 Feb 2018£249,950 TerracedFreehold
4, First Avenue B29 7NS 15 Dec 2017£300,000 TerracedFreehold
8, First Avenue B29 7NS 31 May 2016£227,500 TerracedFreehold
25, First Avenue B29 7NS 12 May 2016£276,000 TerracedFreehold

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
31, First Avenue £300,000 (May 2018) → £425,000 (Mar 2025) +42%
over 7 yrs
23, First Avenue £287,000 (Jan 2019) → £330,000 (Oct 2021) → £450,000 (Oct 2024) +57%
over 6 yrs
7, First Avenue £330,000 (Apr 2021) → £357,500 (Mar 2022) +8%
over under a year
4, First Avenue £300,000 (Dec 2017) → £340,000 (Nov 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near First Avenue

Crime

317 crimes were reported within about a mile of First Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences117
Shoplifting55
Burglary26
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson19
Other theft18

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

Flood risk

First Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Rea Flood alert area
  • River Rea at Stirchley Flood warning area
  • Bourn Brook at Selly Oak 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 First Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Edward's Catholic Primary School 373 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Moor Green Primary Academy 450 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Uffculme School 309 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.6 mi
King Edward's School 815 pupils Other independent school Christian 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Selly Park Girls' School 803 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Elmhurst Ballet School 185 pupils Other independent school 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
King Edward VI High School for Girls 664 pupils Other independent school Christian 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education) 19 pupils Other independent special school 3–11 Report 0.7 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, tram & metro stations

  • Kings Heath station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Selly Oak station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • University station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • First Avenue (adj, Pershore Road) 1 min walk
  • First Avenue (opp, Pershore Road) 2 min walk
  • Upland Road (opp, Pershore Road) 2 min walk
  • Upland Road (adj, Pershore Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Selly Park Surgery
    2 Reaview Drive, Selly Park, Birmingham · 0.2 mi
  • Moor Green Lane Medical Centre
    339 Moor Green Lane, Birmingham · 0.5 mi
  • Bournbrook Varsity Medical Centre
    1A Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham · 0.7 mi
  • River Brook Medical Centre
    3 River Brook Drive, Stirchley, Birmingham · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar - Platinum Retail-Kensington Service Station · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Edgbaston Express · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dads Lane Birmingham · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Edgbaston Birmingham · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Selly Park Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Selly Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Oaks Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Selly Park Dental Centre · 0.1 mi
  • 476 - 478 Bristol Road (dental Practice) · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 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 5 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned59.5%62.5%
Private rented32.8%20.3%
Social rented7.7%17.1%
Households612

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6473.4%64.1%
Aged 65+11.8%18.6%
Residents1,769

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on First Avenue

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Who lives around First Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBirmingham
White62.1%48.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.3%31%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%4.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%11%
Other ethnic group5.4%4.5%

Religion

HereBirmingham
No religion37.3%24.1%
Christian31.5%34%
Muslim14.4%29.9%
Not answered8.7%6.1%
Hindu3.4%1.9%
Sikh3%2.9%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Jewish0.6%–

Country of birth

HereBirmingham
Born in the UK71.1%73.3%
Born outside the UK28.9%26.7%

Highest qualification

HereBirmingham
Level 4 qualifications and above54.2%29.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%17.1%
No qualifications12.4%23.9%
Level 2 qualifications8%12.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.8%10.1%
Other qualifications2.1%2.9%
Apprenticeship1.3%3.6%

General health

HereBirmingham
Very good health52.2%47.6%
Good health34.7%33.3%
Fair health9.4%13.2%
Bad health2.8%4.5%
Very bad health1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereBirmingham
1 car or van in household46.1%41.6%
No cars or vans in household24.7%31.7%
2 cars or vans in household22.1%20.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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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