Higgins Walk, Smethwick

House prices, sold prices and local information for B66 3DE, B66 3DF.

Average price (last 12 months)

£175,500

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£143,857

7 sales

Price range

£90k – £186k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Nov 2025

B66 3DF

At a glance

House prices£176k average16% below the Smethwick average 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 station8 min walkSmethwick Rolfe Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Higgins Walk, Smethwick have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £175,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £140,333. That is 16% below the Smethwick average of £208,382 over the same period. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Higgins Walk compared

Higgins Walk£175,500

B66 postcode area£183,326

Smethwick£208,382

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all B66 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	6	£140,333	21 Nov 2025
Semi-detached	1	£165,000	28 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Higgins Walk

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
50, Higgins Walk B66 3DF	28 Nov 2025	£165,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, Higgins Walk B66 3DE	21 Nov 2025	£186,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Higgins Walk B66 3DE	18 Dec 2024	£176,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Higgins Walk B66 3DE	28 Jul 2022	£145,000	Terraced	Freehold
46, Higgins Walk B66 3DF	8 Jul 2022	£135,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, Higgins Walk B66 3DE	29 Sep 2021	£140,000	Terraced	Freehold
70, Higgins Walk B66 3DF	18 Jan 2017	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Higgins Walk B66 3DE	11 Aug 2016	£90,000	Terraced	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
16, Higgins Walk	£90,000 (Aug 2016) → £176,000 (Dec 2024)	+96% over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Higgins Walk

Crime

522 crimes were reported within about a mile of Higgins Walk 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	243
Criminal damage & arson	42
Public order	41
Other theft	38
Vehicle crime	38
Drugs	25

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

Flood risk

Higgins Walk 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 Higgins Walk

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Philip's Catholic Primary School 209 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
Victoria Park Primary 604 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Matthew's CofE Primary School 470 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Crocketts Community Primary School 472 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Aspire AP School 2 7 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.5 mi
Galton Valley Primary School 456 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Cape Primary School 488 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Oasis Academy Wattville 371 pupils	Primary	3–11	Inadequate Report	0.7 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 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
The Hawthorns station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Crocketts Lane (after, Brook Street) 2 min walk
Crocketts Lane (before, Brook Street) 2 min walk
Mencap Centre (opp, Price Street) 3 min walk
Rabone Lane (adj, Rolfe Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

The Smethwick Medical Centre
Regent Street, Warley, Smethwick · 0.3 mi
Norvic Family Practice
5 Suffrage Street, Smethwick · 0.4 mi
Hawthorns Medical Centre
94 Lewisham Road, Warley, Smethwick · 0.5 mi
Sarephed Medical Centre
Arden 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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