Property market
The five-year median is £240,000 from 2,166 recorded sales in B43. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Sandwell is £205,743 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.
B43
UK postcode district
Part of Birmingham
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 669
- Current units
- 547
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 8
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- West Midlands
- Local authority codes
- 3
- Terminated postcode units
- 122
Postcode sectors in B43
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
13,497 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 61, Abbotsford Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6HB | 17 July 2026 | £310,000 |
| 9, Jill Avenue, Birmingham, B43 6DH | 16 July 2026 | £240,000 |
| 101, Hillingford Avenue, Birmingham, B43 7LA | 10 July 2026 | £215,050 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 9
- Primary
- 8
- Secondary
- 1
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,844
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 727
- Vehicle crime 270
- Shoplifting 165
- Criminal damage and arson 162
- Other theft 105
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- B43 usual residents
- 30,210
- Age-profile population
- 29,926
Age bands in B43
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 17.4%
- 5,196 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 11.1%
- 3,331 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 25.1%
- 7,518 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 26.5%
- 7,921 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 19.9%
- 5,960 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 547 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 541 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 429 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
4
in this district
COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE
COLLINGWOOD CENTRE, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7NF
ODS code M91032
GREAT BARR PRACTICE
379 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7HB
ODS code M88015
QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE
522 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DY
ODS code M91642
SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE
WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE
ODS code M88021
Evidence in context
Schools
9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,844 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 727 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.