Cape Hill, Smethwick

House prices, sold prices and local information for B66 4SJ, B66 4RX, B66 4PB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£180,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£128,000
18 sales
Price range
£90k – £228k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Mar 2026
B66 4SH

At a glance

House prices£128k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkSmethwick Rolfe Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband70% of homesNational average 80%

18 property sales on Cape Hill, Smethwick have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £180,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £99,636. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cape Hill compared

B66 postcode area£183,326
Smethwick£208,382
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cape Hill has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B66 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £97,500 (2 sales)2016£98k2017: £97,667 (3 sales)2017£98k2018: £94,000 (1 sales)2018£94k2019: £147,500 (2 sales)2019£148k2020: £90,000 (1 sales)2020£90k2021: £101,000 (1 sales)2021£101k2022: £130,667 (3 sales)2022£131k2023: £228,000 (1 sales)2023£228k2024: £145,333 (3 sales)2024£145k2026: £180,000 (1 sales)2026£180k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat11£99,63628 Nov 2024
Terraced7£172,57131 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Cape Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
179, Cape Hill B66 4SH 31 Mar 2026£180,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Cape Hill B66 4SF 29 Mar 2026£180,000 TerracedFreehold
184, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 28 Nov 2024£100,000 FlatLeasehold
91, Cape Hill B66 4SD 28 Oct 2024£150,000 OtherFreehold
178, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 15 Oct 2024£116,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Cape Hill B66 4RX 25 Jun 2024£220,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Cape Hill B66 4PB 22 Dec 2023£330,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Cape Hill B66 4PB 26 Sep 2023£275,000 TerracedFreehold
171, Cape Hill B66 4SH 5 May 2023£228,000 TerracedFreehold
The Sampson Lloyd, 24 - 28, Cape Hill B66 4RN 24 Apr 2023£250,000 OtherFreehold
173, Cape Hill B66 4SH 19 Aug 2022£185,000 TerracedFreehold
212, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 17 Aug 2022£104,000 FlatLeasehold
44 - 46, Cape Hill B66 4PB 21 Jun 2022£590,000 OtherFreehold
200, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 18 Feb 2022£103,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Cape Hill B66 4RN 16 Nov 2021£375,000 OtherFreehold
174A, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 17 Jun 2021£305,000 OtherFreehold
196, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 21 May 2021£101,000 FlatLeasehold
170A, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 2 Nov 2020£170,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Cape Hill B66 4PB 26 Oct 2020£25,200 OtherLeasehold
202, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 6 Mar 2020£90,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Cape Hill B66 4PB 17 Feb 2020£280,000 OtherLeasehold
216, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 13 Dec 2019£115,000 FlatLeasehold
123, Cape Hill B66 4SH 25 Jun 2019£135,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Cape Hill B66 4RX 15 Apr 2019£160,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Cape Hill B66 4RX 26 Oct 2018£195,000 OtherFreehold
19, Cape Hill B66 4RX 26 Oct 2018£195,000 TerracedFreehold
164, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 22 May 2018£192,000 OtherFreehold
214, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 2 Mar 2018£94,000 FlatLeasehold
194, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 6 Dec 2017£106,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Cape Hill B66 4RX 13 Nov 2017£90,000 OtherFreehold
202, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 23 Oct 2017£90,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Cape Hill B66 4RX 15 Jun 2017£212,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Cape Hill B66 4RX 12 Jun 2017£212,500 TerracedFreehold
214, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 26 May 2017£98,000 FlatLeasehold
196, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 24 Mar 2017£97,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Cape Hill B66 4RX 17 Feb 2017£225,000 OtherFreehold
141, Cape Hill B66 4SH 28 Nov 2016£95,000 TerracedFreehold
208, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 4 Oct 2016£96,000 FlatLeasehold
216, Cape Hill B66 4SJ 22 Mar 2016£95,000 FlatLeasehold
90, Cape Hill B66 4PB 18 Feb 2016£100,000 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
196, Cape Hill £97,000 (Mar 2017) → £101,000 (May 2021) +4%
over 4 yrs
202, Cape Hill £90,000 (Oct 2017) → £90,000 (Mar 2020) +0%
over 2 yrs
216, Cape Hill £95,000 (Mar 2016) → £115,000 (Dec 2019) +21%
over 4 yrs
17, Cape Hill £90,000 (Nov 2017) → £195,000 (Oct 2018) +117%
over under a year
214, Cape Hill £98,000 (May 2017) → £94,000 (Mar 2018) -4%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Cape Hill

Crime

606 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cape Hill in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences294
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order47
Vehicle crime41
Other theft39
Anti-social behaviour26

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

Flood risk

Cape Hill is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Rea Flood alert 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 Cape Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cape Primary School 488 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.0 mi
Shireland Hall Primary Academy 661 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Aspire AP School 2 7 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
St Matthew's CofE Primary School 470 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Victoria Park Primary 604 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
City Road Primary School 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Summerfield Primary School 391 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Shireland Collegiate Academy 1,585 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.5 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 and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Smethwick Rolfe Street station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • The Hawthorns station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cape Primary School (opposite, Cape Hill) 1 min walk
  • Grove Lane (after, Cape Hill) 2 min walk
  • Cape Primary School (adj, Cape Hill) 2 min walk
  • Grove Lane (before, Cape Hill) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Cape Hill Medical Centre
    Raglan Road, Smethwick · 0.1 mi
  • Norvic Family Practice
    5 Suffrage Street, Smethwick · 0.3 mi
  • Druid Group - Emc Surgery
    2A Cavendish Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham · 0.4 mi
  • Rotton Park Medical Centre
    264 Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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.

Income: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned32.3%62.5%
Private rented37.0%20.3%
Social rented29.9%17.1%
Households613

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1529.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.2%64.1%
Aged 65+4.8%18.6%
Residents2,055

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)70%80%
Gigabit-capable70%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.

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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