Analysis of recent property sales -- official HM Land Registry data
The average house price in M5 (M5 2AE) is £196,241, based on 265 transactions recorded by HM Land Registry. The median price is £177,000, giving a price range from £45,000 to £2,000,000.
| Date | Price | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | £160,000 | S | 59.0 m² |
| 2026-01-08 | £280,000 | S | 64.0 m² |
| 2025-12-22 | £227,500 | F | 78.0 m² |
| 2025-12-19 | £100,000 | F | 30.0 m² |
| 2025-12-19 | £90,000 | F | 33.0 m² |
Standard residential rates for primary residence. Does not include surcharges for additional properties or non-UK residents.
Market Overview: M5
M5 saw 265 residential sales complete over the twelve-month window, a busy level of activity that makes the local price benchmarks more reliable than in thinner markets. Individual sales ranged from £45k to £2.00m, which is a normal spread for a postcode of this size.
The local market is dominated by flats, which made up 83% of all sales in the sample. A flats-heavy composition like this usually points to a city-centre or regeneration postcode where high-density apartment blocks have replaced or supplemented older stock.
The twelve-month trend is softer than it was: the median in the second half of the window was 5.1% below the first-half median. Monthly volume was fairly consistent, giving the trend line a reliable shape.
Liquidity in M5 2AE is healthy: the high sale count makes it easier to benchmark a specific property against genuinely recent comparables rather than extrapolating from older deals. On the rental side, the estimated gross yield on a median-priced property here is around 6.1%, based on ONS regional rents.