B12 — Birmingham
The B12 board covers Birmingham in Birmingham, built from 5,213 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £38,500 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £157,000, a 4.1× change. Peak momentum came in 2003, when the B12 median climbed +44.3%. 2026 was the year the music stopped here: -31.7% on the median.
Median sold price in B12
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £38,500 | 117 |
| 2000 | £40,750 | 176 |
| 2005 | £118,975 | 130 |
| 2010 | £110,500 | 56 |
| 2015 | £123,367 | 106 |
| 2020 | £199,950 | 181 |
| 2025 | £230,000 | 326 |
| 2026 | £157,000 | 15 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Birmingham (B12 0) (33% of local sales) — busiest streets: Lombard Street, Bradford Street, Warwick Street
- Balsall Heath (20% of local sales) — busiest streets: Griffiths Close, Stoney Lane, Mary Street
- Birmingham (B12 8) (20% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ombersley Road, Runcorn Road, Brighton Road
- Birmingham (B12 9) (19% of local sales) — busiest streets: Moseley Road, Alpha Close, Willows Crescent
- Sparkbrook (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ladypool Road, Melrose Avenue, Woodfield Crescent
- Deritend (2% of local sales) — busiest streets: Cheapside, Alcester Street, High Street
- Moseley (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: Birchwood Crescent
- Sparkhill (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: St Pauls Road
Think you could survive a decade here? Play the B12 board and find out.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.