Before you offer on a home at B73 6DX: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.
Flood risk from rivers or the sea17% of homes in this postcode are at high and 83% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (CITY WIDE HMO).
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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A5127, 710 m awayAbout 15,947 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 48 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
£142ktypical sale on Garrard Gardens, last 10 years
£3,462typical price per m² in Sutton Coldfield South & Central
£1,900–£3,020per m² for homes at B73 6DX sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,462 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £312k. Homes at B73 6DX have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Sutton Coldfield South & Central
Sutton Coldfield South & Central
+62% over ten years (2015 to 2025).
Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.
Comparables
What sold nearby in the last two years
Type
Sales
Typical
Range
Detached
31
£580k
£290k – £1.06m
Semi-detached
67
£416k
£119k – £825k
Terraced
50
£306k
£49k – £950k
Flat
73
£175k
£45k – £395k
Standard sales in Sutton Coldfield South & Central. Every recent sale.
Running costs
What it costs to live here
A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.
MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.
Supply
How often homes come up
16sales on Garrard Gardens in the last two years
221sales in Sutton Coldfield South & Central in the last two years
What homes cost and rent in Sutton Coldfield South & Central, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£121k
£83k
£840 a month
8.3%
2 beds
£198k
£167k
£1,010 a month
6.1%
3 beds
£346k
£304k
£1,300 a month
4.5%
4+ beds
£543k
£429k
£1,790 a month
4.0%
All homes
£338k
£232k
£1,260 a month
4.5%
Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places