House prices in B71 1 (West Bromwich)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'B71 1' (West Bromwich) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.

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Defining 'B71 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "B71 1", 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 West Bromwich.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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

Price per square metre

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

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 59, Church Lane, West Bromwich, sold for £125,000 on Mar-2024. Given the internal area of 78 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,602.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,350-£2,500, £2,500-£2,650, £2,650-£2,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 99 sales in West Bromwich (B71 1) that took place in the last two years.

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 West Bromwich (B71 1). Of the 99 transactions, half were sold for between £1,910 and £2,890 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'B71 1' is £2,470. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £2,890 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for West Bromwich

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 West Bromwich. 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 West Bromwich

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'B71 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
B71 3 West Bromwich	£2,060 sqm	£2,590 sqm	£3,040 sqm
B71 4 West Bromwich	£2,050 sqm	£2,500 sqm	£3,000 sqm
B71 2 West Bromwich	£2,190 sqm	£2,530 sqm	£2,830 sqm
B71 1 West Bromwich	£1,910 sqm	£2,470 sqm	£2,890 sqm

Will West Bromwich 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 B71 1 (West Bromwich) compared with both the wider area B71 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

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 West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich 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 £sqm	Recent sales
Vicarage Road, West Bromwich, B71 1A	79 sqm	£2,083	16
Vowles Road, West Bromwich, B71 1A	91 sqm	£2,081	11
Gladstone Street, West Bromwich, B71 1E	75 sqm	£2,072	11
Ruskin Street, West Bromwich, B71 1L	85 sqm	£2,036	11
Church Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1B	81 sqm	£2,402	10
Wilford Road, West Bromwich, B71 1Q	78 sqm	£2,191	9
All Saints Way, West Bromwich, B71 1P	89 sqm	£2,239	8
Westley Court, West Bromwich, B71 1H	57 sqm	£1,668	7

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Raw data

Our analysis of West Bromwich 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	sqm	£/sqm
59, Church Lane, West Bromwich	£125,000 Mar-2024	78	1,602
35, Essex Avenue, West Bromwich	£175,000 Feb-2024	82	2,134
43, Arlington Rd, West Bromwich	£275,000 Feb-2024	96	2,864

See the entire list of all sales in West Bromwich (B71 1) here.