B18 — Birmingham
The B18 board covers Birmingham in Birmingham, built from 5,649 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 6 local areas.
The median sale here was £26,375 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £150,000, a 5.7× change. Peak momentum came in 2002, when the B18 median climbed +79.9%. 2007 was the year the music stopped here: -25.9% on the median.
Median sold price in B18
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £26,375 | 76 |
| 2000 | £34,875 | 172 |
| 2005 | £99,725 | 296 |
| 2010 | £107,775 | 78 |
| 2015 | £124,875 | 158 |
| 2020 | £135,500 | 100 |
| 2025 | £157,000 | 107 |
| 2026 | £150,000 | 33 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 6 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Hockley (28% of local sales) — busiest streets: Branston Street, Preston Road, South Road
- Birmingham (B18 4) (27% of local sales) — busiest streets: Markby Road, Willes Road, James Turner Street
- Birmingham (B18 6) (25% of local sales) — busiest streets: Warstone Lane, Hall Street, Great Hampton Street
- Birmingham (B18 7) (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Harmer Street, Aberdeen Street, New Spring Street
- Birmingham (B18 5) (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Kent Street North, Talbot Street, Lees Street
- Winson Green (2% of local sales) — busiest streets: Kirby Road, Cape Street, West Heath Road
Think you could survive a decade here? Play the B18 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.