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Bear Hill Drive, Alvechurch, Birmingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bear Hill Drive, Alvechurch, Birmingham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birmingham-worcestershire/bear-hill-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B48 7RG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£495,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£293,824
27 sales
Price range
£161k – £495k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jul 2026
B48 7RG

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At a glance

House prices£294k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station9 min walkAlvechurch station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% freeholdAcross 27 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 Bear Hill Drive, Alvechurch, Birmingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £495,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £242,375. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% terraced, 30% semi-detached, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Bear Hill Drive range from £161,000 to £495,000. 81% of homes sold here were freehold and 19% leasehold.

House prices on Bear Hill Drive compared

B48 postcode area£427,912
Birmingham£419,078
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bear Hill Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B48 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £247,000 (3 sales)2016£247k2017: £201,875 (4 sales)2017£202k2018: £248,000 (1 sales)2018£248k2020: £275,000 (5 sales)2020£275k2021: £339,188 (4 sales)2021£339k2022: £409,250 (2 sales)2022£409k2023: £284,500 (2 sales)2023£285k2024: £319,375 (4 sales)2024£319k2025: £245,000 (1 sales)2025£245k2026: £495,000 (1 sales)2026£495k

Tenure: 81% freehold and 19% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£242,37524 Jan 2025
Semi-detached8£365,6564 Oct 2024
Detached3£376,6679 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Bear Hill Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 9 Jul 2026£495,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 24 Jan 2025£245,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 13 Dec 2024£327,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 4 Oct 2024£395,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 26 Sep 2024£255,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 27 Feb 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 20 Oct 2023£214,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 31 Mar 2023£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 24 Jun 2022£378,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 14 Mar 2022£440,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
4, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 3 Dec 2021£332,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
10, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 6 Aug 2021£443,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 13 May 2021£285,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 9 Apr 2021£296,250 Semi-detachedLeasehold
56, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 27 Nov 2020£291,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 12 Oct 2020£226,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 26 Mar 2020£285,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 27 Feb 2020£300,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 12 Feb 2020£273,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 16 Jul 2018£248,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 25 Aug 2017£197,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 26 May 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 28 Apr 2017£260,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 16 Jan 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 27 Oct 2016£335,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 22 Apr 2016£245,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Bear Hill Drive B48 7RG 31 Mar 2016£161,000 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
26, Bear Hill Drive £335,000 (Oct 2016) → £300,000 (Feb 2020) → £495,000 (Jul 2026) +48%
over 10 yrs
32, Bear Hill Drive £197,500 (Aug 2017) → £226,000 (Oct 2020) → £245,000 (Jan 2025) +24%
over 7 yrs
44, Bear Hill Drive £260,000 (Apr 2017) → £273,000 (Feb 2020) → £327,500 (Dec 2024) +26%
over 8 yrs
4, Bear Hill Drive £332,500 (Dec 2021) → £395,000 (Oct 2024) +19%
over 3 yrs
46, Bear Hill Drive £285,000 (May 2021) → £300,000 (Feb 2024) +5%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bear Hill Drive

Crime

20 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bear Hill Drive 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 offences8
Anti-social behaviour7
Criminal damage & arson2
Burglary1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1

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

Flood risk

Bear Hill Drive is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Arrow and River Alne 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 Bear Hill Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Crown Meadow First School & Nursery 337 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.2 mi
Alvechurch CofE Middle School 451 pupils Middle deemed secondary Church of England 9–13 Report 0.2 mi
Graduately Developing Futures 2 pupils Other independent special school 6–14 Report 1.4 mi
St Andrew's CofE First School 218 pupils Primary Church of England 5–9 Report 1.4 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

  • Alvechurch station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Barnt Green station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Longbridge station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Red Lion (Adj, Red Lion Street) 2 min walk
  • The Square (adj, Red Lion Street) 2 min walk
  • Snake Lane (Adj, Bear Hill) 2 min walk
  • Snake Terrace (opp, Tanyard Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Barnt Green Surgery
    82 Hewell Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham · 1.4 mi
  • Cofton Medical Centre
    2 Robinsfield Drive, Birmingham · 2.9 mi
  • Leach Heath Medical Centre
    32 Leach Heath Lane, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham · 3.5 mi
  • New Road Surgery
    104-106 New Road, Rubery, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham · 3.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Alvechurch · 0.1 mi
  • Waitrose MSA Waitrose at Hopwood Park · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Barnt Green Express · 1.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Bordesley BP · 2.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Alvechurch Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Barnt Green Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
  • Time For Teeth Hmp Hewell · 2.2 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 7 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
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.4%62.5%
Private rented12.4%20.3%
Social rented19.9%17.1%
Households728

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.7%64.1%
Aged 65+25.6%18.6%
Residents1,572

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 networks91%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Bromsgrove 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 Bear Hill Drive

Ethnic group

HereBromsgrove
White95.9%93.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%3.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.8%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereBromsgrove
Christian51.5%53.5%
No religion41.3%37.4%
Not answered6.2%5.6%
Sikh0.4%1.2%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Muslim0.2%0.9%
Hindu0.1%0.7%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereBromsgrove
Born in the UK97.2%95.2%
Born outside the UK2.8%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereBromsgrove
Level 4 qualifications and above36.7%36.6%
No qualifications17.5%15.7%
Level 3 qualifications15.5%16.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%9.1%
Apprenticeship5%5.4%
Other qualifications2.2%2.6%

General health

HereBromsgrove
Very good health47%50.7%
Good health34.9%33.1%
Fair health13.1%11.8%
Bad health3.8%3.4%
Very bad health1.2%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereBromsgrove
1 car or van in household43.3%36.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.6%37.3%
No cars or vans in household15.6%11.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%15.1%

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 Bromsgrove.

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