B21 8DB
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Property report — B21 8DB
Open-data due diligence for B21 8DB and the area around it.
B21 8DB in brief: 34 recorded sales (£17,500–£150,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B21 8DB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B21 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£190,854
Population
16,915
Crimes recorded
114
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
100%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B21 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (12 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-15 | £150,000 | 165 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-05-14 | £122,000 | 165 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-04-09 | £92,000 | 165 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-03-20 | £85,000 | 159 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-09-10 | £112,000 | 133 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-07-29 | £135,000 | 157 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-07-12 | £100,000 | 115 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-12-11 | £130,000 | 171 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-09-06 | £115,000 | 145 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-04-29 | £53,000 | 157 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2011-03-18 | £73,750 | 149 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-03-24 | £63,000 | 111 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-04-24 | £95,000 | 131 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-02-22 | £116,000 | 171 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-01-29 | £106,000 | 181 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-11-07 | £85,000 | 173 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-06-30 | £93,950 | 115 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-07-14 | £84,950 | 145 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-22 | £67,500 | 121 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-01-30 | £72,000 | 157 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-06-02 | £48,000 | 131 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-23 | £33,500 | 171 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-11-08 | £41,000 | 159 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-10-26 | £17,500 | 169 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-07-27 | £31,000 | 119 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-10-18 | £24,000 | 159 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-07-16 | £20,500 | 173 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-02-12 | £31,000 | 181 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-10-30 | £29,500 | 137 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-07-31 | £31,500 | 141 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-04-03 | £29,500 | 115 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-02-02 | £18,000 | 173 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-12-08 | £21,000 | 155 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-03-08 | £21,000 | 145 NEWCOMBE ROAD | Semi-detached |
34 recorded sales on B21 8DB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Rookery School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| William Murdoch Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St John Wall Catholic School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Holyhead School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2020) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Rose Nursing Home (48 beds) | Care home | 0.6 mi | Requires improvement |
| Robert Harvey House (52 beds) | Care home | 0.7 mi | Good |
| Dawson Road & Whateley Road (12 beds) | Care home | 0.7 mi | Good |
| OHP-Handsworth Medical Practice | GP surgery | 0.5 mi | Good |
| Handsworth Medical Practice | GP surgery | 0.5 mi | Good |
| St James Medical Centre | GP surgery | 0.6 mi | Good |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: MIDLAND METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · HOB COMMUNITY CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY - CITY HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · BIRMINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL (1.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 200, ROOKERY ROAD B21 (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · ROOKERY ROAD JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (Grade I) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: GILL PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · HANDSWORTH PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · CLICK4PRESCRIPTIONS (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) (0.8 mi) · Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) (1.0 mi) · The Hawthorns (1.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Delton Foods (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.6 mi) · International Supermarket (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 39%
- Households
- 5,617
Owned 47% · Social rent 26% · Private rent 25%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B21 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B21 8 (May 24–Jun 26, average 119/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for B21 8DB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB21 | SectorB21 8 | PostcodeB21 8DB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £209,407 | £190,854 | £69,063 |
| Population | 39,769 | 16,915 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 1/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 530 | 114 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B21 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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