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School Close, Northfield, Birmingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: School Close, Northfield, Birmingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birmingham-west-midlands/school-close-northfield/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B31 2SH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£145,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£136,018
25 sales
Price range
£60k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
B31 2SH

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At a glance

House prices£146k average43% below the Birmingham average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station12 min walkLongbridge station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband13% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold93% leaseholdAcross 29 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

25 property sales on School Close, Northfield, Birmingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £145,750. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £128,715. That is 43% below the Birmingham average of £254,981 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% flat, 8% terraced. Recorded sale prices on School Close range from £60,000 to £225,000. 7% of homes sold here were freehold and 93% leasehold. Of 1,395 streets in Birmingham with at least two sales in the last year, School Close ranks 1280th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on School Close compared

School Close£145,750
B31 postcode area£249,747
Birmingham£254,981
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all B31 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £98,667 (3 sales)2016£99k2017: £143,500 (1 sales)2017£144k2018: £149,400 (5 sales)2018£149k2019: £137,750 (2 sales)2019£138k2020: £139,000 (4 sales)2020£139k2021: £144,475 (2 sales)2021£144k2022: £147,250 (2 sales)2022£147k2023: £140,000 (1 sales)2023£140k2024: £123,750 (2 sales)2024£124k2025: £128,250 (2 sales)2025£128k2026: £155,000 (1 sales)2026£155k

Tenure: 7% freehold and 93% leasehold across 29 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat23£128,71517 Apr 2026
Terraced2£220,00030 Oct 2020

Sold prices on School Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 4, Austin House, 25, School Close B31 2SH 17 Apr 2026£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, Morris House, 1, School Close B31 2SH 17 Dec 2025£136,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Wolseley House, 3, School Close B31 2SH 11 Apr 2025£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, Austin House, 25, School Close B31 2SH 9 Dec 2024£112,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, Wolseley House, 3, School Close B31 2SH 19 Jan 2024£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, Morris House, 1, School Close B31 2SH 3 Nov 2023£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 16, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 9 Dec 2022£182,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Morris House, 1, School Close B31 2SH 23 Sep 2022£112,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 15, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 24 Jun 2021£139,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 17, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 28 May 2021£149,950 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, Wolseley House, 3, School Close B31 2SH 26 Nov 2020£96,000 FlatLeasehold
19, School Close B31 2SH 30 Oct 2020£215,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 15, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 3 Jul 2020£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 13, Austin House, 27, School Close B31 2SH 20 Mar 2020£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, Austin House, 25, School Close B31 2SH 21 Jun 2019£127,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 18, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 2 Apr 2019£148,000 FlatLeasehold
Garage, 19, School Close B31 2SH 18 Dec 2018£225,000 OtherLeasehold
23, School Close B31 2SH 18 Dec 2018£225,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 1, Austin House, 25, School Close B31 2SH 29 Oct 2018£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 14, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 8 Aug 2018£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, Wolseley House, 3, School Close B31 2SH 16 Apr 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, Morris House, 1, School Close B31 2SH 6 Apr 2018£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, Wolseley House, 3, School Close B31 2SH 29 Mar 2018£147,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Austin House, 25, School Close B31 2SH 16 Mar 2018£124,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 16, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 14 Sep 2017£143,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 17, Austin House, 29, School Close B31 2SH 28 Oct 2016£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, Austin House, 27, School Close B31 2SH 26 Sep 2016£111,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, Austin House, 27, School Close B31 2SH 26 Sep 2016£60,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, Wolseley House, 3, School Close B31 2SH 24 Jun 2016£143,000 FlatLeasehold

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
Apartment 7, Morris House, 1, School Close £120,000 (Apr 2018) → £136,500 (Dec 2025) +14%
over 8 yrs
Apartment 1, Austin House, 25, School Close £100,000 (Oct 2018) → £112,500 (Dec 2024) +13%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 16, Austin House, 29, School Close £143,500 (Sep 2017) → £182,500 (Dec 2022) +27%
over 5 yrs
Apartment 15, Austin House, 29, School Close £135,000 (Jul 2020) → £139,000 (Jun 2021) +3%
over under a year
Apartment 17, Austin House, 29, School Close £125,000 (Oct 2016) → £149,950 (May 2021) +20%
over 5 yrs
Apartment 2, Wolseley House, 3, School Close £143,000 (Jun 2016) → £147,000 (Mar 2018) +3%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near School Close

Crime

415 crimes were reported within about a mile of School Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences180
Shoplifting53
Criminal damage & arson43
Other theft23
Vehicle crime22
Anti-social behaviour21

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

Flood risk

School Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Rea Flood alert area
  • River Rea at Longbridge 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 School Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Meadows Primary School 423 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.1 mi
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School 449 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The Edge Academy Free schools alternative provision 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Turves Green Primary School 354 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls 740 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Turves Green Boys' School 592 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy 225 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy 400 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 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

  • Longbridge station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Northfield station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Kings Norton station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hawkesley Mill Lane (adj, Bristol Road South) 2 min walk
  • Mavis Road (adj, Bristol Road South) 2 min walk
  • Hawkesley Mill Lane (opp, Bristol Road South) 2 min walk
  • Tessall Lane (adjacent, Bristol Road South) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St Heliers Medical Practice
    15 St. Heliers Road, Birmingham · 0.6 mi
  • Great Park Medical Group
    Manor Park Grove, Northfield, Birmingham · 0.8 mi
  • West Heath Surgery
    196 West Heath Road, Northfield, Birmingham · 0.8 mi
  • Woodland Road Surgery
    57 Woodland Road, Northfield, Birmingham · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Northfield · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Longbridge · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Birmingham Frankley Express · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Northfield Birmingham · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Knights Royston Hall Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Knights Longbridge Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Clock Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Hilltop Dental Spa · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Northfield 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.6%62.5%
Private rented14.6%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households664

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.1%64.1%
Aged 65+21.9%18.6%
Residents1,627

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)13%80%
Gigabit-capable13%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 School Close

Ethnic group

HereBirmingham
White88.6%48.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%31%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%4.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%11%
Other ethnic group1.4%4.5%

Religion

HereBirmingham
Christian56.7%34%
No religion35.1%24.1%
Not answered6%6.1%
Muslim1.8%29.9%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.1%1.9%
Other religion0.1%0.6%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereBirmingham
Born in the UK90.2%73.3%
Born outside the UK9.8%26.7%

Highest qualification

HereBirmingham
Level 4 qualifications and above30.6%29.9%
No qualifications19.6%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications19.6%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.6%12.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.1%
Apprenticeship4.9%3.6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.9%

General health

HereBirmingham
Very good health44.1%47.6%
Good health39.2%33.3%
Fair health13.2%13.2%
Bad health3.1%4.5%
Very bad health0.4%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereBirmingham
1 car or van in household44.1%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household30.6%20.4%
No cars or vans in household16.1%31.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%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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