House prices in B29 7 (Selly Park)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'B29 7' (Selly Park, Selly Oak) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'B29 7'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "B29 7", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Selly Park.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Selly Park is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 87, Teignmouth Road, Selly Park, Selly Oak, sold for £375,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 979 square feet, the price per sqft is £382.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £260-£278, £278-£297, £297-£315 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 122 sales in Selly Park (B29 7) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Selly Park (B29 7). Of the 122 transactions, half were sold for between £234 and £319 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'B29 7' is £281. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £319 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Selly Park, Selly Oak

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Selly Oak. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Selly Park, Selly Oak

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'B29 7' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
B29 5 Birmingham	£220 sqft	£244 sqft	£269 sqft
B29 7 Selly Park	£234 sqft	£281 sqft	£319 sqft
B29 4 Birmingham	£274 sqft	£319 sqft	£384 sqft
B29 6 Selly Oak	£271 sqft	£311 sqft	£365 sqft

Will Selly Oak house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for B29 7 (Selly Park) compared with both the wider area B29 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Selly Oak to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Selly Oak and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Gristhorpe Road, Selly Park, B29 7S	957 sqft	£287	22
Milner Road, Selly Park, B29 7R	893 sqft	£251	21
Cecil Road, Selly Park, B29 7Q	850 sqft	£264	19
Cherington Road, Selly Park, B29 7S	0 sqft	£273	17
Sir Johns Road, Selly Park, B29 7E	0 sqft	£291	14
Westminster Road, Selly Park, B29 7R	828 sqft	£250	13
First Avenue, Selly Park, B29 7N	0 sqft	£283	12
Fashoda Road, Selly Park, B29 7Q	947 sqft	£236	11

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Raw data

Our analysis of Selly Park is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
87, Teignmouth Rd, Selly Park, Selly Oak	£375,000 Jul-2024	979	382
42, Alton Rd, Selly Park, Selly Oak	£350,000 Jun-2024	925	378
311, Gristhorpe Rd, Selly Park, Selly Oak	£285,000 Jun-2024	871	326

See the entire list of all sales in Selly Park (B29 7) here.