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Birch Lane, Oldbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Lane, Oldbury · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/oldbury/birch-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B68 0NZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£168,963
15 sales
Price range
£90k – £345k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Apr 2025
B68 0NZ

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At a glance

House prices£169k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station37 min walkRowley Regis station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold67% freeholdAcross 18 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

15 property sales on Birch Lane, Oldbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 18 Apr 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £105,700. 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 33% flat, 33% terraced, 27% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Birch Lane range from £90,000 to £345,000. 67% of homes sold here were freehold and 33% leasehold.

House prices on Birch Lane compared

B68 postcode area£247,920
Oldbury£236,156
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B68 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £146,000 (1 sales)2016£146k2017: £128,636 (7 sales)2017£129k2018: £148,000 (1 sales)2018£148k2020: £167,000 (1 sales)2020£167k2021: £273,000 (1 sales)2021£273k2022: £170,000 (1 sales)2022£170k2023: £130,000 (1 sales)2023£130k2024: £345,000 (1 sales)2024£345k2025: £255,000 (1 sales)2025£255k

Tenure: 67% freehold and 33% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat5£105,70029 Sep 2023
Terraced5£151,99031 May 2022
Semi-detached4£247,75026 Sep 2024
Detached1£255,00018 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Birch Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 18 Apr 2025£255,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 26 Sep 2024£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, Birch Hollow, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 29 Sep 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 21 Jul 2023£230,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Birch Hollow, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 13 Jun 2022£116,750 FlatLeasehold
33, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 31 May 2022£170,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 21 Sep 2021£273,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 14 May 2021£145,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 16 Oct 2020£167,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 7 Dec 2018£148,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Birch Hollow, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 10 Nov 2017£110,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 22 Sep 2017£145,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, Birch Hollow, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 19 Jul 2017£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Birch Hollow, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 19 Jul 2017£90,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 30 Jun 2017£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 26 May 2017£129,950 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Birch Hollow, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 10 May 2017£108,500 FlatLeasehold
24, Birch Lane B68 0NZ 12 Aug 2016£146,000 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
12, Birch Lane £230,000 (Jul 2023) → £255,000 (Apr 2025) +11%
over 2 yrs
Flat 3, Birch Hollow, Birch Lane £90,000 (Jul 2017) → £116,750 (Jun 2022) +30%
over 5 yrs
33, Birch Lane £129,950 (May 2017) → £170,000 (May 2022) +31%
over 5 yrs
24, Birch Lane £146,000 (Aug 2016) → £273,000 (Sep 2021) +87%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Birch Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lightwoods Primary Academy 413 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Woodhouse Primary Academy 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Bleakhouse Primary School 432 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
World's End Infant and Nursery School 280 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
World's End Junior School 353 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Perryfields Primary School 316 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Brandhall Primary School 431 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

  • Rowley Regis station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Langley Green station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
  • Smethwick Rolfe Street station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birch Road (opp, Hagley Road West) 2 min walk
  • Clive Road (opp, Hagley Road West) 2 min walk
  • Birch Road (adj, Hagley Road West) 3 min walk
  • Quinton Lane (before, Clive Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ridgacre House Surgery
    83 Ridgacre Road, Quinton, Birmingham · 0.3 mi
  • Warley Medical Centre
    Ambrose House, Kingsway, Oldbury · 0.7 mi
  • Hill Top Medical Centre
    15 Hill Top Road, Warley, Oldbury · 0.9 mi
  • Bearwood Medical Centre
    176 Milcote Road, Warley, Smethwick · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hagley Road · 0.2 mi
  • Spar PFS EG -OTM - Quinton · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harborne · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Quinton Superstore · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hagley Rd Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Ridgacre Hse Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Brandhall Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Stanley Road (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Euro Dental Care · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented14.0%20.3%
Social rented3.6%17.1%
Households659

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.3%64.1%
Aged 65+21.9%18.6%
Residents1,586

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 Birch Lane

Ethnic group

HereSandwell
White65%57.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.7%25.8%
Other ethnic group6%4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%4.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.8%8.7%

Religion

HereSandwell
Christian48%39.9%
No religion25.3%26.1%
Sikh15.4%11.5%
Not answered4.1%5.4%
Muslim4%13.4%
Hindu2.7%2.8%
Other religion0.4%0.7%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereSandwell
Born in the UK84.9%76.4%
Born outside the UK15.1%23.6%

Highest qualification

HereSandwell
Level 4 qualifications and above36.1%22.7%
No qualifications18.3%28.9%
Level 3 qualifications16%14.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%11.5%
Apprenticeship5.1%4.8%
Other qualifications2.2%3.7%

General health

HereSandwell
Very good health50%44.9%
Good health34.2%34.2%
Fair health11.4%14.3%
Bad health3.6%5.1%
Very bad health0.8%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereSandwell
1 car or van in household47.4%42%
2 cars or vans in household28%21.7%
No cars or vans in household16.5%29.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8%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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