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Sandwood Drive, Birmingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sandwood Drive, Birmingham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birmingham-west-midlands/sandwood-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B44 8SD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£231,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£200,235
17 sales
Price range
£128k – £261k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
B44 8SD

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At a glance

House prices£232k average9% below the Birmingham average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station38 min walkHamstead (Birmingham) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% freeholdAcross 19 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 Sandwood Drive, Birmingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £231,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £197,688. That is 9% below the Birmingham average of £254,981 over the same period. 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 94% semi-detached, 6% detached. Recorded sale prices on Sandwood Drive range from £127,500 to £261,000. 58% of homes sold here were freehold and 42% leasehold. Of 1,395 streets in Birmingham with at least two sales in the last year, Sandwood Drive ranks 726th for average price.

House prices on Sandwood Drive compared

Sandwood Drive£231,500
B44 postcode area£211,920
Birmingham£254,981
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all B44 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £127,500 (1 sales)2016£128k2018: £172,667 (3 sales)2018£173k2019: £152,000 (2 sales)2019£152k2020: £184,500 (2 sales)2020£185k2021: £197,000 (1 sales)2021£197k2022: £233,375 (4 sales)2022£233k2024: £241,000 (1 sales)2024£241k2025: £243,000 (2 sales)2025£243k2026: £228,000 (1 sales)2026£228k

Tenure: 58% freehold and 42% leasehold across 19 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£197,68829 May 2026
Detached1£241,00028 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Sandwood Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 29 May 2026£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 1 Dec 2025£235,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
60, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 31 Mar 2025£251,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 28 Jun 2024£241,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 6 Apr 2023£184,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
12, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 30 Nov 2022£261,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
22, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 28 Jul 2022£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
41, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 10 Jun 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 25 Mar 2022£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 18 Mar 2022£212,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 30 Jun 2021£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 29 May 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 28 Feb 2020£169,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 21 Jan 2019£152,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
48, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 21 Jan 2019£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 20 Dec 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 20 Dec 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
72, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 16 Mar 2018£178,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Sandwood Drive B44 8SD 24 Mar 2016£127,500 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
26, Sandwood Drive £127,500 (Mar 2016) → £228,000 (May 2026) +79%
over 10 yrs
48, Sandwood Drive £152,000 (Jan 2019) → £235,000 (Dec 2025) +55%
over 7 yrs
60, Sandwood Drive £170,000 (Dec 2018) → £200,000 (May 2020) → £251,000 (Mar 2025) +48%
over 6 yrs
22, Sandwood Drive £150,000 (Jul 2022) → £184,000 (Apr 2023) +23%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Sandwood Drive

Crime

324 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sandwood Drive 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 offences157
Public order30
Criminal damage & arson27
Vehicle crime21
Other theft16
Burglary14

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

Flood risk

Sandwood Drive is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Upper Tame 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 Sandwood Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Goodway Nursery School 96 pupils Nursery 2–5 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Kingsthorne Primary School 328 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Maryvale Catholic Primary School 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Christ The King Catholic Primary School 392 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School 788 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Warren Farm Primary School 319 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Glenmead Primary School 263 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Greenholm Primary School 628 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Perry Barr station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Witton (West Midlands) station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birdbrook Road (near, Dyas Road) 2 min walk
  • Atlantic Road (after, Dyas Road) 2 min walk
  • Hotspur Road (opposite, Kingstanding Road) 2 min walk
  • Birdbrook Road (before, Dyas Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Cotmore Surgery
    169 Old Oscott Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham · 0.3 mi
  • Aylesbury Surgery
    Aylesbury House, Warren Farm Road, Birmingham · 0.5 mi
  • The Oaks Medical Centre
    199 Shady Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham · 0.7 mi
  • College Road Surgery
    452 College Road, Birmingham · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Kingstanding Birmingham Express · 0.2 mi
  • Heron Heron Old Oscott Birmingham · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dyas Road Great Barr · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS EG - OTM - Kingstanding · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • M W Phillips Chemists · 0.1 mi
  • Mw Phillips Chemists · 0.3 mi
  • Mw Phillips · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • 402-404 Kingstanding Road (dental Practice) · 0.2 mi
  • Dyas Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.6 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.7%62.5%
Private rented29.9%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households735

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.6%64.1%
Aged 65+17.8%18.6%
Residents1,654

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 Sandwood Drive

Ethnic group

HereBirmingham
White75.8%48.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%11%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%31%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%4.8%
Other ethnic group1.5%4.5%

Religion

HereBirmingham
Christian50.7%34%
No religion36.1%24.1%
Muslim5.6%29.9%
Not answered4.3%6.1%
Sikh1.5%2.9%
Hindu0.8%1.9%
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Other religion0.4%0.6%

Country of birth

HereBirmingham
Born in the UK86.4%73.3%
Born outside the UK13.6%26.7%

Highest qualification

HereBirmingham
No qualifications25.5%23.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.2%29.9%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%12.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%10.1%
Apprenticeship6.4%3.6%
Other qualifications2.4%2.9%

General health

HereBirmingham
Very good health46.9%47.6%
Good health32.6%33.3%
Fair health14.7%13.2%
Bad health4.6%4.5%
Very bad health1.1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereBirmingham
1 car or van in household43.6%41.6%
No cars or vans in household28%31.7%
2 cars or vans in household22.4%20.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%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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Estate agents near Sandwood Drive

  • Paul Carr 0.2 mi
  • Dixons 0.7 mi
  • Samuel Lawrence & Co 0.8 mi
  • Paul Carr 2.0 mi
  • Easy Housing Association 2.1 mi

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