Is Royal Sutton Coldfield a good place to live?

Living in Royal Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: house prices, crime, schools and the practical details to check before you move.

On this page
  1. Royal Sutton Coldfield at a glance
  2. Location and population
  3. Sold prices
  4. Crime and safety
  5. Schools
  6. Flood mapping
  7. Broadband
  8. Energy performance
  9. Planning and heritage
  10. Air quality and deprivation
  11. Nearby towns
  12. Questions
  13. Data sources

Royal Sutton Coldfield at a glance

Royal Sutton Coldfield is in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Flats sold for a median £170,000, compared with £370,500 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 93.7% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Median sold price
£370,500
1,064 recorded sales
Recorded incidents
71.9
per 1,000 residents
Gigabit availability
93.7%
of premises

Sources and periods vary by measure. See the source register · How we use the data

Where is Royal Sutton Coldfield, and who lives here?

Royal Sutton Coldfield is in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

Royal Sutton Coldfield: regional locator mapApproximate location of Royal Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, using the stored town centroid and a generalised land outline. This is not a town-boundary or flood-risk map.Royal Sutton Coldfield
Approximate town location · not a boundary or flood mapMap sources

The mapped town had 93,674 residents in Census 2021. This describes the town area, rather than the wider council area.

Location and geography
County / areaBirmingham
RegionWest Midlands
Local authorityBirmingham
Population93,674 · Census 2021

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

Office for National Statistics · Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026. Source details

View population and age groups
Age distribution · Census 2021
Under 1618.3%
16–248.4%
25–6450.1%
65 and over23.2%

ONS best-fits the Census counts to the built-up-area geography. The population displayed here must not silently replace the denominator used in the crime rate.

How much do homes sell for in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

The median recorded sold price in Royal Sutton Coldfield is £370,500, based on 1,064 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

For a nearby reference, Streetly’s median was £375,000 across 194 sales—£4,500 above Royal Sutton Coldfield in the same source period. These are different mixes of homes, not a like-for-like valuation. See nearby comparisons

Median recorded sale
£370,500
Recorded sales in the period
1,064
Median sold price by property type
Detached£535,000
Semi-detached£363,300
Terraced£306,000
Flat / maisonette£170,000
View recorded price changes
Changes in the recorded median, not like-for-like home values
One-year change-0.1%
Five-year change11.4%

A change in the mix of properties sold can move the median. These are nominal comparisons, not a forecast or an inflation-adjusted price index.

See recent sales

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Recent registered transactions
DateProperty typePostcodePrice
24 July 2026FlatB74 2TX£175,000
23 July 2026Semi-detachedB73 5JN£237,500
23 July 2026DetachedB75 6SU£775,000
23 July 2026Semi-detachedB74 4NL£500,000
23 July 2026FlatB72 1DD£146,000
20 July 2026Semi-detachedB72 1NZ£350,000
17 July 2026TerracedB75 7AG£220,000
17 July 2026DetachedB72 1HX£485,000
17 July 2026TerracedB75 7NF£220,000
15 July 2026Semi-detachedB75 6DH£525,000

Property-type samples may be smaller still. The mix of homes sold affects medians; these are not like-for-like valuations.

HM Land Registry · 12 months to July 2026. Source details

Is Royal Sutton Coldfield safe? What the crime data shows

Kerbside does not classify Royal Sutton Coldfield as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 71.9 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

Police-recorded incidents and antisocial behaviour
Total incidents in the period6,571
Incidents per 1,000 residents71.9
Population denominator91,341
Violence and sexual offences per 1,00024.2
Antisocial behaviour per 1,0004.1
Burglary per 1,0004.3
Vehicle crime per 1,0007.8
Robbery per 1,0001.8

The categories shown are a selection, not the whole total. The rate uses the recorded source denominator above, not the newer Census count. Town-wide rates hide differences between streets and neighbourhoods.

Home Office / Police.uk · July 2025 to June 2026 · 12 months. Source details

How are schools rated in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

39 of 40 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (97.5%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2011 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

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Schools and their recorded historical overall grades
SchoolPhaseHistorical grade
Boldmere Junior SchoolCommunity school · B73 5SDPrimaryAges 7–11Outstanding12 September 2011
Four Oaks Primary SchoolFoundation school · B74 4PAPrimaryAges 4–11Outstanding5 March 2014
Little Sutton Primary SchoolFoundation school · B75 5NLPrimaryAges 4–11Outstanding16 July 2024
Mere Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B75 5BLPrimaryAges 3–11Outstanding13 January 2015
Moor Hall Primary SchoolFoundation school · B75 6REPrimaryAges 5–11Outstanding23 January 2014
The Deanery Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B76 2RDPrimaryAges 2–11Outstanding12 June 2013
Walmley Junior SchoolFoundation school · B76 1JBPrimaryAges 7–11Outstanding22 January 2014
Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · B74 2NHSecondaryAges 11–18Outstanding30 April 2024
Imedia SchoolOther independent school · B23 6UTAges 14–16Outstanding1 December 2022
Osborne Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school · B23 6UBNurseryAges 2–4Good10 May 2023
Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B23 6QLPrimaryAges 4–11Good31 January 2024
Boldmere Infant School and NurseryCommunity school · B73 5SDPrimaryAges 3–7Good14 November 2023
Coppice Primary SchoolFoundation school · B75 6TJPrimaryAges 5–11Good3 April 2019
Court Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B23 5NSPrimaryAges 3–11Good26 November 2019
Hill West Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B74 4LDPrimaryAges 4–11Good9 March 2022
Hollyfield Primary SchoolFoundation school · B75 7SGPrimaryAges 4–11Good23 November 2022
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B76 2SPPrimaryAges 4–11Good8 December 2022
Maney Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school · B72 1JUPrimaryAges 4–11Good17 September 2019
New Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school · B75 7NQPrimaryAges 4–11Good23 March 2023
New Oscott Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B73 6QRPrimaryAges 3–11Good21 March 2023
Oasis Academy Short HeathAcademy sponsor led · B23 5JPPrimaryAges 3–11Good11 April 2024
Paget Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B24 0JPPrimaryAges 3–11Good10 October 2023
Penns Primary SchoolCommunity school · B72 1BSPrimaryAges 5–11Good6 October 2021
Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B24 9BYPrimaryAges 3–11Good11 October 2023
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B75 6PBPrimaryAges 5–11Good24 October 2023
St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school · B23 7ABPrimaryAges 3–11Good5 March 2020
St Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B73 5USPrimaryAges 4–11Good13 March 2023
St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter · B24 9NDPrimaryAges 4–11Good5 May 2023
Walmley Infant SchoolFoundation school · B76 1JBPrimaryAges 3–7Good3 July 2024
Whitehouse Common Primary SchoolFoundation school · B75 6BLPrimaryAges 3–11Good14 June 2023
Wylde Green Primary SchoolCommunity school · B73 5JLPrimaryAges 4–11Good17 October 2019
Yenton Primary SchoolAcademy converter · B24 0EDPrimaryAges 4–11Good30 January 2024
Bishop Walsh Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · B76 1QTSecondaryAges 11–18Good4 March 2020
FairfaxAcademy converter · B75 7JTSecondaryAges 11–18Good21 May 2024
Plantsbrook SchoolAcademy converter · B72 1RBSecondaryAges 11–18Good4 June 2019
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter · B73 5PTSecondaryAges 11–18Good8 November 2022
The Arthur Terry SchoolAcademy converter · B74 4RZSecondaryAges 11–18Good15 November 2022
The Royal Sutton SchoolAcademy sponsor led · B75 7DYSecondaryAges 11–16Good6 December 2023
Langley SchoolFoundation special school · B75 6TJAges 4–11Good22 May 2024
Gunter Primary SchoolCommunity school · B24 0RUPrimaryAges 4–11Requires improvement10 May 2022
St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · B23 5XASecondaryAges 11–18No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
The Shrubbery School LtdOther independent school · B76 1HYAges 3–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied

A historical grade does not establish catchment eligibility, available places or suitability for a particular child. Source extraction dates are not inspection dates.

Department for Education · Historical overall grades 2009–2024 · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31. Source details

What flood risk is mapped in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

0.39% of Royal Sutton Coldfield’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 0.18%. Separately, 2.86% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

River and sea planning zones

Share of mapped town land · Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zone 30.39%
Flood Zone 2, excluding Zone 30.18%

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Surface-water flooding

Share of mapped town land · present-day RoFSW model
High modelled likelihood1.23%
Medium modelled likelihood1.63%
Low modelled likelihood5.31%

Environment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509. Source details

Land coverage is not the percentage of homes expected to flood. Areas outside mapped bands are not guaranteed flood-free. Check the actual address before a purchase.

What broadband is available?

93.7%

of premises have gigabit-capable broadband available.

Fixed broadband availability
Gigabit-capable93.7%
Full fibre89.2%
Superfast · 30 Mbps or more99.2%
Premises without decent broadband<0.1%
Premises in the dataset42,949

Availability is not measured speed or a guarantee of a particular package. Ofcom’s “decent broadband” measure is at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.

Ofcom · January 2026. Source details

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How energy-efficient are homes in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

The dataset includes 17,896 domestic properties with a usable latest certificate. 43.9% are rated C or above.

Domestic EPC records
Mean energy-efficiency score66 · Band D
Rated C or above43.9%
Mean recorded CO₂ emissions4.2 tonnes / year
Properties represented17,896
View the EPC band distribution
Share of included properties by EPC band
Band A0.4%
Band B6.6%
Band C36.9%
Band D43.4%
Band E11.1%
Band F1.3%
Band G0.2%

The latest certificate per property within the source’s ten-year validity window is used. These are assessed properties, not every home. Emissions are estimates, not measured household use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026. Source details

Planning activity and local heritage

What do planning figures show?

The Birmingham local planning authority received 3,678 applications in the published annual period. 82.2% of recorded decisions were approvals.

These are local-authority totals, not applications inside the town boundary. Approval rates use decisions as their denominator, not applications received. They do not predict approval for an individual proposal.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026. Source details

Listed buildings

There are 102 listed-building records mapped to the town.

Mapped Historic England records
Grade I1
Grade II*8
Grade II93

For a particular property, check the official listing and the council’s conservation-area boundaries. A town count does not establish whether an address is designated.

Historic England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025. Source details

Air quality and deprivation

What does the air-quality model show?

Area-weighted background concentrations · 2024
PM2.5 annual mean7.6 µg/m³
PM10 annual mean11.8 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) annual mean12.2 µg/m³

An annual background estimate is not today’s air quality or pollution beside a particular road. It cannot establish an individual’s exposure.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024. Source details

How should deprivation data be read?

Small-area deprivation context
Population-weighted mean IMD decile8.0
Constituent areas in deciles 1–35.4%
Constituent areas in deciles 8–1067.9%

Lower deciles indicate greater relative deprivation. The town mean is not an official national town rank or a judgement about individual residents; conditions vary within each town.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2). Source details

Which towns are near Royal Sutton Coldfield?

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Nearby places · geographic distance, not travel time
TownDistanceMedian sold priceSales
StreetlyWalsall2.6 miles away2.6 miles£375,000194
Bourne ValeWalsall3.3 miles away3.3 miles
PheaseyWalsall3.5 miles away3.5 miles£248,250112
HintsStaffordshire4.0 miles away4.0 miles
Middleton (North Warwickshire)Warwickshire4.2 miles away4.2 miles
CurdworthWarwickshire4.5 miles away4.5 miles
ShenstoneStaffordshire4.8 miles away4.8 miles£510,00023
StonnallStaffordshire5.1 miles away5.1 miles
WeefordStaffordshire5.7 miles away5.7 miles
BirminghamBirmingham6.3 miles away6.3 miles£230,0006,740

Distances describe geographic proximity, not a road journey or a public-transport connection. Price comparisons use the same published source period and require at least 20 sales; a dash means no eligible comparison, not a zero price.

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

More questions about living in Royal Sutton Coldfield

Is Royal Sutton Coldfield a good place to live?

Royal Sutton Coldfield is in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Flats sold for a median £170,000, compared with £370,500 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 93.7% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Where is Royal Sutton Coldfield?

Royal Sutton Coldfield is in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

What is the population of Royal Sutton Coldfield?

Royal Sutton Coldfield has a population of 93,674 on the Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026 town geography used by Kerbside.

How much do homes sell for in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

The median recorded sold price in Royal Sutton Coldfield is £370,500, based on 1,064 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

Is Royal Sutton Coldfield safe?

Kerbside does not classify Royal Sutton Coldfield as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 71.9 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

How are schools rated in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

39 of 40 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (97.5%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2011 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

What broadband coverage is available in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

In Royal Sutton Coldfield, 93.66% of premises have gigabit-capable coverage and 89.23% have full-fibre coverage. Availability at an individual address and the package a provider will sell there may differ.

What do EPC records show for homes in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

Across 17,896 recorded domestic properties in Royal Sutton Coldfield, 43.94% are rated C or above. The source keeps the latest certificate per property within its ten-year window; this does not represent every home or certify current running costs.

What mapped flood risk is shown for Royal Sutton Coldfield?

0.39% of Royal Sutton Coldfield’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 0.18%. Separately, 2.86% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

Where the data comes from

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Locator mapStored town centroid · Natural Earth land outline

The point uses the town location retained by the controlled base-geography publication, including its documented legacy-centroid fallbacks. It is approximate and does not delineate the statistical boundary, flood risk or individual properties. Base-geography source

Generalised land outline: Natural Earth 1:50m countries, simplified for display; public domain. The map does not load third-party tiles or tracking.

Built-up areas and administrative geographyOffice for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Data version
ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Source published
29 April 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
7,099

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 57acc0a8-b401-48c6-aab6-bbf71f0f8653. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Understanding towns in England and WalesOffice for National Statistics · Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026
Data version
Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026
Source published
15 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
3 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
3 September 2026
Refresh cadence
release-based
Towns with a published result
1,266

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 9c95eeab-00b4-4a59-ba69-482644419c71. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Price Paid DataHM Land Registry · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Data version
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Source published
28 August 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,150

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b636c9b0-ad56-425a-864a-6c1c2b7b13ac. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Police.uk street-level crimeHome Office / Police.uk · 2026-06
Data version
2026-06
Source published
29 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,260

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 4d94afb3-682c-4003-9eef-f006b8451ce9. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Get Information About SchoolsDepartment for Education · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Data version
GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
5,070

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: bfa454a5-2429-4fcf-9562-02ab8aec64e4. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Connected Nations fixed broadbandOfcom · Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Data version
Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Source published
7 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,250

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 1de793a3-4b49-451e-b8e6-a53dabe9ff24. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Data version
MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
6,336

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: fbe075dd-3890-4075-adcc-1af0da0943e5. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterEnvironment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Data version
NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Source published
17 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 5ebbae90-38ab-4f73-abc7-b515beec4ae8. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

District planning application statisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Data version
MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Source published
19 June 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
7,094

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: ef472acd-f430-4e09-a212-b3576567ee57. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Listed buildings and conservation areasHistoric England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Data version
Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Source published
2 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b6109497-cc70-4816-bd75-8bbd151d2bca. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Modelled background pollution dataDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024
Data version
Defra PCM 2024
Source published
30 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: a9cb6fbd-3b88-4fc0-90b9-e3f8d751e96e. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

English Indices of DeprivationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Data version
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Source published
17 November 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
approximately every five years
Towns with a published result
3,793

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b9817fd7-2109-4c23-937f-7b5bc28b0d53. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.