Postcode B73 5RT is located in a major urban area, within the Sutton Vesey area of Birmingham in the West Midlands region, and forms part of the Chester Road area. It has very low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 41.9 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 57% below the West Midlands average of 97 per 1,000. The average income per household in Chester Road is £48,149 per year. The median sale price in Sutton Vesey is £360,000 (around £329 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £260,000 and £450,000. The nearest station is Wylde Green, about 0.3 miles away. There are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area.
Chester Road has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 29,327 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 11% least deprived areas in England.
Chester Road has a low crime rate, with approximately 41.9 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 13.6% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Chester Road is £48,149 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near B73 5RT.
Chester Road near B73 5RT has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Wylde Green located about 0.3 miles away. There are 3 stations nearby.
| Distance | Name | Lines | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Wylde Green | N/A | Walking directions to Wylde Green |
| 0.5 mi | Chester Road | N/A | Walking directions to Chester Road |
| 1 mi | Erdington | N/A | Walking directions to Erdington |
Based on 265 recent sales, the median property price is £360,000 (about £329 per square foot) in Sutton Vesey area, with individual transactions ranging from £68,000 up to £980,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 68 | £481,100 | £370 |
| Semi-Detached | 106 | £368,000 | £337 |
| Terraced | 50 | £315,000 | £318 |
| Flats | 41 | £150,000 | £242 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £370,000 | £120,000 | £263,750 | £207,500 |
| 2017 | £375,000 | £122,250 | £280,000 | £223,500 |
| 2018 | £377,000 | £127,250 | £294,424 | £245,000 |
| 2019 | £405,000 | £124,000 | £318,000 | £241,000 |
| 2020 | £455,000 | £114,500 | £328,000 | £290,000 |
| 2021 | £445,000 | £137,500 | £347,500 | £283,000 |
| 2022 | £462,750 | £150,000 | £372,500 | £305,000 |
| 2023 | £455,000 | £135,000 | £367,500 | £322,000 |
| 2024 | £470,000 | £128,000 | £355,000 | £300,000 |
| 2025 | £450,000 | £150,000 | £381,750 | £315,000 |
| 2026 | £539,500 | £158,500 | £395,000 | £310,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £274 | £202 | £242 | £228 |
| 2017 | £272 | £198 | £255 | £229 |
| 2018 | £294 | £206 | £283 | £271 |
| 2019 | £310 | £215 | £288 | £254 |
| 2020 | £318 | £207 | £300 | £270 |
| 2021 | £354 | £228 | £308 | £286 |
| 2022 | £365 | £277 | £352 | £306 |
| 2023 | £382 | £211 | £344 | £303 |
| 2024 | £365 | £232 | £336 | £327 |
| 2025 | £372 | £249 | £347 | £317 |
| 2026 | £371 | £216 | £330 | £327 |
There were 50+ recent sold properties in the last 18 months near B73 5RT.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 27, New Church Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5RT | Terraced | Freehold | £425,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 25, New Church Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5RT | Detached | Freehold | £535,000 | |
| 12 Sept 2025 | 8, New Church Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5RT | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £450,000 | |
| 01 Sept 2025 | 19, New Church Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5RT | Detached | Freehold | £569,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2025 | 12, New Church Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5RT | Detached | Freehold | £570,000 |
In the B73 5RT postcode area, located within Chester Road, there are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Boldmere Junior School | Community school | Area360 rating. Inspected 12 Nov 2024. | |
Boldmere Junior School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 12 Nov 2024
| |||||
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Boldmere Infant School and Nursery | Community school | Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Nov 2023. | |
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 14 Nov 2023
| |||||
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Wylde Green Primary School | Community school | Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Jun 2015. | |
Wylde Green Primary School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 10 Jun 2015
| |||||
3 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within 0.5 mi of B73 5RT
| Distance | Name | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 mi | Joshua's | Boldmere Road, Birmingham, B73 5EZ | Walking directions to Joshua's |
| 0.4 mi | Tesco Express | 120 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5UB | Walking directions to Tesco Express |
| 0.5 mi | Spar | Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1YG | Walking directions to Spar |
Annual council tax rates for Birmingham district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for B73 5RT, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Anja Pawson
Sutton Vesey - Elected 7 May 2026
John Cooper
Sutton Vesey - Elected 7 May 2026
Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around B73 5RT records about 42 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across West Midlands as a whole the rate is about 97 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson.
The median sale price around B73 5RT in Sutton Vesey is £360,000 (about £329 per square foot) based on 265 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 11 schools close to B73 5RT, including Boldmere Junior School (Good), Boldmere Infant School and Nursery (Good) and Wylde Green Primary School (Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
The closest station to B73 5RT is Wylde Green, about 472 m away.
B73 5RT scores 2 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 29,327 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield covering B73 5RT is Andrew Mitchell (Conservative and Unionist Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 2 local councillors: Anja Pawson (Conservative and Unionist Party) and John Cooper (Conservative and Unionist Party).