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Gorse Farm Road, Birmingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gorse Farm Road, Birmingham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birmingham-west-midlands/gorse-farm-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B43 5LR, B43 5LT, B43 5LP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£200,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£181,833
27 sales
Price range
£118k – £247k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2025
B43 5LU

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At a glance

House prices£182k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station14 min walkHamstead (Birmingham) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% freeholdAcross 32 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

27 property sales on Gorse Farm Road, Birmingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £200,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £181,833. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Gorse Farm Road range from £118,000 to £246,500. 84% of homes sold here were freehold and 16% leasehold.

House prices on Gorse Farm Road compared

B43 postcode area£266,967
Birmingham£254,981
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gorse Farm Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B43 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £147,000 (4 sales)2016£147k2017: £175,000 (1 sales)2017£175k2018: £153,250 (4 sales)2018£153k2019: £169,600 (5 sales)2019£170k2020: £164,000 (4 sales)2020£164k2021: £233,000 (2 sales)2021£233k2022: £225,000 (2 sales)2022£225k2023: £224,500 (3 sales)2023£225k2024: £240,000 (1 sales)2024£240k2025: £200,000 (1 sales)2025£200k

Tenure: 84% freehold and 16% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached27£181,83328 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Gorse Farm Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 21 Aug 2026£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LU 28 Nov 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LU 7 Oct 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 6 Dec 2023£202,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 26 May 2023£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LP 20 Mar 2023£246,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 9 Dec 2022£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LP 24 Aug 2022£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LS 24 Sep 2021£182,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
2, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 3 Sep 2021£246,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 21 May 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 22 Dec 2020£140,000 OtherFreehold
19, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LU 23 Oct 2020£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 20 Oct 2020£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
101, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LP 6 Mar 2020£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 10 Jan 2020£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 13 Nov 2019£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
54, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 27 Sep 2019£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LP 22 Aug 2019£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LP 12 Jul 2019£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
62, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 5 Jun 2019£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 30 Nov 2018£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LU 2 Nov 2018£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 23 Mar 2018£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 2 Mar 2018£176,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LP 24 Nov 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 15 Dec 2016£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 15 Dec 2016£125,000 OtherFreehold
102, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 7 Oct 2016£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Co-Op, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LT 16 Aug 2016£295,000 OtherFreehold
57, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LS 8 Jul 2016£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Gorse Farm Road B43 5LR 15 Apr 2016£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
13, Gorse Farm Road £130,000 (Nov 2018) → £240,000 (Oct 2024) +85%
over 6 yrs
26, Gorse Farm Road £176,000 (Mar 2018) → £225,000 (May 2023) +28%
over 5 yrs
34, Gorse Farm Road £125,000 (Dec 2016) → £140,000 (Dec 2020) +12%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Gorse Farm Road

Crime

210 crimes were reported within about a mile of Gorse Farm Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences78
Shoplifting48
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order11
Anti-social behaviour9

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

Flood risk

Gorse Farm Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Tame Flood alert area
  • Upper Tame at Sandwell Valley Flood alert 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 Gorse Farm Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ferndale Primary School 551 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Hamstead Primary School 423 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Grove Vale Primary School 421 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Holy Name Catholic Primary School 191 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Mark's Catholic Primary School 207 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Hamstead Hall Academy 1,173 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Calshot Primary School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Whitecrest Primary School 197 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Tame Bridge Parkway station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
  • Perry Barr station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lechlade Road (adj, Gorse Farm Road) 1 min walk
  • Lechlade Road (opp, Gorse Farm Road) 1 min walk
  • Appleton Avenue (opp, Spouthouse Lane) 4 min walk
  • Appleton Avenue (after, Spouthouse Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Scott Arms Medical Centre
    Whitecrest, Great Barr, Birmingham · 0.7 mi
  • Great Barr Practice
    379 Queslett Road, Great Barr, Birmingham · 1.1 mi
  • Tower Hill Partnership
    433 Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham · 1.3 mi
  • The Slieve Surgery
    2 The Slieve, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Birmingham - Gorse Farm Road · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Great Barr Express · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Great Barr · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Great Barr Birmingham · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Scott Arms Pharmacy And Travel Clinic · 0.4 mi
  • D P Forrest Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • Hamstead Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Walsall Road (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.2%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented12.5%17.1%
Households623

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+17.0%18.6%
Residents1,649

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 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Sandwell 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 Gorse Farm Road

Ethnic group

HereSandwell
White49.9%57.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29%25.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13%8.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%4.3%
Other ethnic group2.6%4%

Religion

HereSandwell
Christian46.3%39.9%
No religion19.4%26.1%
Muslim10.9%13.4%
Sikh10.2%11.5%
Hindu5.5%2.8%
Not answered5.5%5.4%
Other religion1.6%0.7%
Buddhist0.7%0.3%

Country of birth

HereSandwell
Born in the UK78.2%76.4%
Born outside the UK21.8%23.6%

Highest qualification

HereSandwell
Level 4 qualifications and above27.2%22.7%
No qualifications24.8%28.9%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%14.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%11.5%
Apprenticeship5.3%4.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3.7%

General health

HereSandwell
Very good health44.3%44.9%
Good health36.2%34.2%
Fair health13.5%14.3%
Bad health4.9%5.1%
Very bad health1.1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereSandwell
1 car or van in household42.4%42%
2 cars or vans in household26.9%21.7%
No cars or vans in household20.8%29.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%7%

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 Sandwell.

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Estate agents near Gorse Farm Road

  • Paul Carr 2.3 mi
  • Dixons 2.4 mi
  • Samuel Lawrence & Co 2.8 mi
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