Feb 07, 2023 by HM

House prices in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1).

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Sutton Coldfield 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. 2, Greenhill Road, Sutton Coldfield, sold for £825,000 on Aug-2023. Given the internal area of 200 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,125.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. However house price per square foot is sometimes prefered by those of sufficiently advanced age. They may want to convert metres 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. £3,800-£4,000, £4,000-£4,200, £4,200-£4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 246 sales in Sutton Coldfield (B72 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.

That said, the spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1). Of the 246 transactions, half were sold for between £2,960 and £3,960 per square metre. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,960m². For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

For the average, we calculate the 'median' or middle price. The median price per square metre in 'B72 1' is £3,480. The table below shows how 'B72 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
B72 1 Sutton Coldfield	£2,960m2	£3,480m2	£3,960m2

Will Sutton Coldfield 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 scatter plot below for B72 1 (Sutton Coldfield). From this one could infer a range of reasonable possible future price falls or rises. In the chart below, the red dashed line is the house price trend for B72 1 and the blue dots are the individual property sales that inform this trend.

Disclaimer: The data provided throughout this website about Sutton Coldfield 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. Furthermore, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. This information is based on sold prices and internal area data provided by Land Registry and other third parties - I do not verify the accuracy of the Sutton Coldfield data or any other data I am given.

Price map for Sutton Coldfield

I've just finished coding the map I link to below. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Sutton Coldfield. 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. I will explain more about the methodology and create a key next week.

House price heatmap for Sutton Coldfield

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £/m2	Recent sales
Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1N	78m2	£3,340	47
Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1J	122m2	£3,223	33
Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1L	93m2	£3,026	26
Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1D	100m2	£2,816	19
Holifast Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1A	113m2	£4,040	18
Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1B	107m2	£3,478	18
Welwyndale Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1A	94m2	£3,415	17
Brooks Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1H	148m2	£3,160	17

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £/m2	New build sales
Parade, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1Q	54m2	£4,299	54

Parade, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1Q has seen 54 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £226,639). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 54 m2, with an average price of £4,299 m2. This £sqm average is £819 above the average for B72 1. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Sutton Coldfield 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	m2	£/m2
2, Greenhill Rd, Sutton Coldfield	£825,000 Aug-2023	200	4,125
1, Holifast Rd, Sutton Coldfield	£280,000 Aug-2023	82	3,414
Apartment 3 Osborne House, 147, Birmingham Rd, Sutton Coldfield	£235,000 Aug-2023	75	3,133

See the entire list of all sales in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1) here.