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The Ashes, Birmingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Ashes, Birmingham · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birmingham-west-midlands/the-ashes/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B5 7SB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£135,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£149,837
26 sales
Price range
£105k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Mar 2026
B5 7SB

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At a glance

House prices£150k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station20 min walkMoseley Village station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 26 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

26 property sales on The Ashes, Birmingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £135,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £149,837. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on The Ashes range from £105,000 to £250,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on The Ashes compared

B5 postcode area£205,150
Birmingham£254,981
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Ashes has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £138,750 (4 sales)2016£139k2017: £173,792 (6 sales)2017£174k2018: £168,000 (5 sales)2018£168k2019: £149,750 (4 sales)2019£150k2021: £120,000 (2 sales)2021£120k2022: £122,000 (1 sales)2022£122k2023: £117,500 (2 sales)2023£118k2024: £127,000 (1 sales)2024£127k2026: £135,000 (1 sales)2026£135k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 26 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat26£149,8376 Mar 2026

Sold prices on The Ashes

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 242, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 6 Mar 2026£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 211, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 16 Aug 2024£127,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 222, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 20 Nov 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 191, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 31 Mar 2023£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 205, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 17 Oct 2022£122,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 211, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 9 Dec 2021£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 216, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 2 Feb 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 218, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 25 Oct 2019£146,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 212, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 27 Sep 2019£147,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 223, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 20 Jun 2019£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 220, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 7 May 2019£151,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 248, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 16 Jul 2018£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 229, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 6 Jul 2018£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 226, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 30 Apr 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 227, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 9 Apr 2018£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 202, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 9 Mar 2018£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 247, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 18 Dec 2017£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 211, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 8 Dec 2017£139,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 235, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 31 Oct 2017£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 245, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 26 Jul 2017£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 241, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 14 Jul 2017£141,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 220, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 1 Mar 2017£147,250 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 226, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 23 Dec 2016£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 238, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 31 Oct 2016£136,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 192, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 30 Sep 2016£138,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 194, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes B5 7SB 17 Jun 2016£141,000 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 211, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes £139,500 (Dec 2017) → £125,000 (Dec 2021) → £127,000 (Aug 2024) -9%
over 7 yrs
Apartment 220, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes £147,250 (Mar 2017) → £151,000 (May 2019) +3%
over 2 yrs
Apartment 226, Hemisphere, 24, The Ashes £140,000 (Dec 2016) → £150,000 (Apr 2018) +7%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near The Ashes

Crime

339 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Ashes in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences139
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson29
Burglary28
Other theft23
Drugs17

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

Flood risk

The Ashes is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Cole Flood alert area
  • River Rea Flood alert area
  • River Rea at Calthorpe Flood warning area
  • River Rea at Edgbaston Flood warning area
  • River Rea at Stirchley 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 The Ashes

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Elmhurst Ballet School 185 pupils Other independent school 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education) 19 pupils Other independent special school 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Jakeman Nursery School 99 pupils Nursery 2–5 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
New Perspectives School 32 pupils Other independent special school 7–18 Report 0.5 mi
SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Priory School 330 pupils Other independent school 0–18 Report 0.6 mi
Ark Tindal Primary Academy 450 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Park Hill Primary School 227 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, tram & metro stations

  • Moseley Village station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Kings Heath station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Five Ways station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Five Ways (West Midlands Metro) 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Priory Road (after, Pershore Road) 2 min walk
  • Warwickshire Cricket Ground (before, Edgbaston Road) 2 min walk
  • Midlands Arts Centre (adj, Edgbaston Road) 2 min walk
  • Tally Ho Police Training (opp, Priory Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Strensham Road Surgery
    4 Strensham Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham · 0.6 mi
  • Dr Walji And Colleagues
    Balsall Heath Health Ctr, 43 Edward Road, Birmingham · 0.8 mi
  • Balsall Heath Health Centre (S)
    Balsall Heath Health Centre, 43 Edward Road, Birmingham · 0.8 mi
  • Firstcare Practice
    Balsall Heath Health Centre, 43 Edward Road, Birmingham · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Edgbaston Birmingham · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Birmingham Hollies Croft · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Edgbaston Express · 0.4 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar - Platinum Retail-Kensington Service Station · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Zain The Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Fakir Pharmacy Cannon Hill · 0.5 mi
  • Shire Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Selly Park Dental Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • S. Birmingham Community Health · 0.8 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned49.2%62.5%
Private rented47.0%20.3%
Social rented3.8%17.1%
Households449

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 155.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6487.7%64.1%
Aged 65+6.7%18.6%
Residents2,443

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)98%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 The Ashes

Ethnic group

HereBirmingham
White51.7%48.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.4%31%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%11%
Other ethnic group4%4.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%4.8%

Religion

HereBirmingham
No religion40.9%24.1%
Christian23.5%34%
Muslim9.6%29.9%
Not answered9.5%6.1%
Hindu6.9%1.9%
Sikh5.1%2.9%
Jewish2.5%–
Buddhist1.4%0.4%

Country of birth

HereBirmingham
Born in the UK61.5%73.3%
Born outside the UK38.5%26.7%

Highest qualification

HereBirmingham
Level 3 qualifications49.8%17.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above36.7%29.9%
No qualifications5.1%23.9%
Level 2 qualifications4.1%12.5%
Other qualifications2%2.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.3%10.1%
Apprenticeship0.9%3.6%

General health

HereBirmingham
Very good health56.8%47.6%
Good health34%33.3%
Fair health7%13.2%
Bad health1.7%4.5%
Very bad health0.5%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereBirmingham
1 car or van in household38.3%41.6%
No cars or vans in household24.2%31.7%
2 cars or vans in household23.5%20.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%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 The Ashes

  • Robert Aston 0.8 mi
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