Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham house prices are built from 156 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2005 and the most recent on 11 Apr 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £144,000. Across the 11 years from 2006 to 2017 the median moved -17.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -36.5%.
Median price paid
£144,000
Change in cash, 2006–2017
-17.0%
Change in real terms
-36.5%
Median per m²
£2,464
HM Land Registry156 sales68 with floor areaLatest sale 11 Apr 2025
Section 01
How Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham prices moved
The chart tracks the median Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2005 to 2017. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | £146,000 | £265,969 |
| 2010s | 4 | £148,000 | £208,680 |
The highest yearly median on record for Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham is £178,243 in 2006; the lowest is £113,000 in 2014. Across the full 13-year record the cash median has moved from £146,000 to £148,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £265,969, so the real change over the whole record is -24.3% — about -2.29% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: -17.0% in cash against -36.5% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 9 Waterside | 11 Apr 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | £124,652 |
| Apartment 28 26 | 15 Nov 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | £147,313 |
| Apartment 2 18 | 5 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £144,500 | £152,049 |
| 4 | 23 Aug 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £70,000 | £73,657 |
| Apartment 38 26 | 14 Aug 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | £302,529 |
| Apartment 16 26 | 14 Mar 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £194,000 | £209,609 |
| Flat 73 Waterside | 10 Mar 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | £145,862 |
| Apartment 24 26 | 20 Jan 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £193,000 | £208,529 |
| Flat 17 Waterside | 14 Jun 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | £156,409 |
| Apartment 21 26 | 2 Sep 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £202,000 | £261,543 |
| Apartment 11 18 | 19 Jun 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £191,000 | £247,300 |
| Apartment 27 26 | 16 Sep 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £274,675 |
| Apartment 22 26 | 22 Aug 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | £255,056 |
| Apartment 8 18 | 12 Apr 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £199,000 | £260,288 |
| Apartment 8 26 | 6 Feb 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £134,000 | £175,269 |
| Apartment 2 26 | 12 Nov 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £192,500 | £256,545 |
| Apartment 26 18 | 18 Jun 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £209,950 | £279,801 |
| Apartment 6 18 | 19 Jan 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | £259,877 |
| Flat 43 Waterside | 15 Jan 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | £162,590 |
| Apartment 24 18 | 26 Oct 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £206,000 | £280,367 |
| Apartment 7 18 | 16 Oct 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | £201,429 |
| Apartment 4 26 | 15 Sep 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £204,000 | £277,645 |
| Flat 72 Waterside | 25 Aug 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | £108,880 |
| Apartment 5 26 | 1 Aug 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £193,500 | £263,354 |
| 16 | 17 May 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £99,000 | £134,739 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APARTMENT 28 26 Wheeleys Lane | £118,950 (2005) | £140,000 (2024) | +0.9% | -2.0% |
| APARTMENT 2 18 Wheeleys Lane | £120,000 (2005) | £144,500 (2024) | +1.0% | -1.9% |
| 4 Wheeleys Lane | £90,000 (2005) | £70,000 (2024) | -1.3% | -4.1% |
| APARTMENT 38 26 Wheeleys Lane | £224,950 (2005) | £280,000 (2023) | +1.2% | -1.7% |
| APARTMENT 16 26 Wheeleys Lane | £157,950 (2005) | £194,000 (2023) | +1.1% | -1.7% |
| APARTMENT 24 26 Wheeleys Lane | £157,950 (2005) | £193,000 (2023) | +1.1% | -1.8% |
| FLAT 17 WATERSIDE Wheeleys Lane | £38,000 (1998) | £135,000 (2022) | +5.4% | +2.9% |
| APARTMENT 21 26 Wheeleys Lane | £157,200 (2005) | £202,000 (2020) | +1.7% | -0.6% |
| APARTMENT 11 18 Wheeleys Lane | £147,000 (2005) | £191,000 (2020) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| APARTMENT 27 26 Wheeleys Lane | £189,950 (2005) | £210,000 (2019) | +0.7% | -1.6% |
| APARTMENT 22 26 Wheeleys Lane | £168,950 (2005) | £195,000 (2019) | +1.0% | -1.3% |
| APARTMENT 8 18 Wheeleys Lane | £136,000 (2005) | £199,000 (2019) | +2.8% | +0.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 149 | 95.5% | £142,500 | £17,000 – £280,000 |
| Terraced | 6 | 3.8% | £230,000 | £223,500 – £250,000 |
| Detached | 1 | 0.6% | £33,000 | £33,000 – £33,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham
150 of the sales on record are leasehold and 6 freehold — 96.2% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £142,250 and the median freehold sale £234,975 — a gap of +65.2%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 150 | 96.2% | £142,250 |
| Freehold | 6 | 3.8% | £234,975 |
| New build | 76 | 48.7% | £147,000 |
| Existing home | 80 | 51.3% | £134,500 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +9.3%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 17 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham sits below that national figure — -8.6%.
Within Birmingham the street ranks 2259 of 6954 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £120,500 (+19.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,464 per square metre, across 68 of the 156 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £17,000 to £280,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Highfield Road£150,000 median
- Westfield Road£171,000 median
- Broad Street£224,950 median
- Richmond Hill Road£137,500 median
- Bell Barn Road£167,750 median
- Hermitage Road£96,000 median
- Augustus Road£169,000 median
- Mason Way£160,000 median
- Harborne Road£312,000 median
- Longleat Avenue£155,000 median
- Lexington Gardens£234,500 median
- Langley Walk£149,475 median
- Ryland Road£138,000 median
- Wheeleys Road£141,500 median
- Alfred Knight Way£168,800 median
- Chadbrook Crest£92,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- FLAT 66, WATERSIDE Wheeleys Lane4 sales
- 4 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 21, 26 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 27, 26 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 22, 26 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 26, 18 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- FLAT 43, WATERSIDE Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 4, 26 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- FLAT 72, WATERSIDE Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 5, 26 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 37, 26 Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- FLAT 26, WATERSIDE Wheeleys Lane3 sales
- APARTMENT 28, 26 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 2, 18 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 38, 26 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 16, 26 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 24, 26 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- FLAT 17, WATERSIDE Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 11, 18 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 8, 18 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 8, 26 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 2, 26 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 6, 18 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
- APARTMENT 24, 18 Wheeleys Lane2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham?
The median price paid in Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham across every sale on the register is £144,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham?
156 sales are on record for Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham, the most recent completing on 11 Apr 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose -17.0% between 2006 and 2017. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -36.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £178,243, set in 2006. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham?
£2,464 per square metre, from the 68 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 11 Apr 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.