George Bird Close, Smethwick

House prices, sold prices and local information for B66 3BP.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£333,333

3 sales

Price range

£200k – £450k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Jul 2025

B66 3BP

At a glance

House prices£333k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% 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 station4 min walkSmethwick Rolfe Street station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on George Bird Close, Smethwick have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 31 Jul 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £333,333. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2020; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on George Bird Close compared

B66 postcode area£183,326

Smethwick£208,382

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£333,333	31 Jul 2025

Sold prices on George Bird Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, George Bird Close B66 3BP	31 Jul 2025	£450,000	Detached	Freehold
5, George Bird Close B66 3BP	25 Jun 2021	£350,000	Detached	Freehold
4, George Bird Close B66 3BP	10 Jan 2020	£200,000	Detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
4, George Bird Close	£200,000 (Jan 2020) → £450,000 (Jul 2025)	+125% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near George Bird Close

Crime

466 crimes were reported within about a mile of George Bird Close in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	215
Public order	38
Criminal damage & arson	36
Other theft	35
Vehicle crime	34
Drugs	27

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

Flood risk

George Bird Close 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 George Bird Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Crocketts Community Primary School 472 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Philip's Catholic Primary School 209 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Victoria Park Primary 604 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Galton Valley Primary School 456 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Matthew's CofE Primary School 470 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Aspire AP School 2 7 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.6 mi
Devonshire Infant Academy 346 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.6 mi
Devonshire Junior Academy 349 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.6 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 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
The Hawthorns station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) 0.8 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Crocketts Lane (before, Brook Street) 1 min walk
Crocketts Lane (after, Brook Street) 1 min walk
Piddock Road (adj, Crocketts Lane) 2 min walk
Piddock Road (opp, Crocketts Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

The Smethwick Medical Centre
Regent Street, Warley, Smethwick · 0.1 mi
Sarephed Medical Centre
Arden Road, Warley, Smethwick · 0.4 mi
Norvic Family Practice
5 Suffrage Street, Smethwick · 0.4 mi
Hawthorns Medical Centre
94 Lewisham Road, Warley, Smethwick · 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 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	33.4%	62.5%
Private rented	16.8%	20.3%
Social rented	47.5%	17.1%
Households	851

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	25.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	11.6%	18.6%
Residents	2,281

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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