Find pre-market homes in Birmingham

From the whole city to the streets you’d choose

Birmingham stretches from the city centre to suburbs such as Moseley, Harborne and Sutton Coldfield, and each part feels different. Rather than searching “Birmingham” as a whole, pick out the few neighbourhoods that suit your routine, then the particular streets and homes within them. You can start with those places, alongside searching for homes already on the market.

Birmingham, the West Midlands and postcodes aren’t the same thing

Birmingham is the area covered by Birmingham City Council. It includes Sutton Coldfield.

The West Midlands metropolitan county is made up of seven council areas: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The others are separate from Birmingham, even where they border it. The wider West Midlands region is larger again.

Neighbourhood names such as Moseley, Kings Heath and Edgbaston describe local areas. Their boundaries can be informal and do not necessarily match council ward or postcode boundaries.

Postcode districts such as B13 are Royal Mail delivery areas. They don’t line up exactly with neighbourhoods or council boundaries, and some B postcodes are outside Birmingham.

HomePinr lets you pin homes and streets, not whole postcode districts. Search for the exact address or street you mean.

Narrowing your search to particular streets

• Start with your daily life. Think about where you’ll travel to most often, then look at the neighbourhoods around it.
• Use a local centre as your anchor. For example, start around Moseley Village, then look at specific nearby streets. Check each address rather than assuming all surrounding streets share the same postcode.
• Choose the actual street. For example, Wake Green Road runs east from Moseley Village in B13.
• Check the name and postcode. Make sure the street you pin is the one you mean before you pin it.
• Pin places you would genuinely consider, and update your pins as your plans change.

These areas are examples of how to search. They don’t mean anyone has pinned or claimed homes there.

For buyers: search the map and pin

Search any UK address, street or postcode, then pin a single home or a whole street on the map — whether or not anything there is currently for sale. Your pins record your interest.

If your pin overlaps with a claimed property, you can be notified—whether the buyer pins first or the homeowner claims first.

For Birmingham homeowners: claim your property

Claim your property on HomePinr to see buyer interest that has been recorded for your home and your street.

Claiming is a self-declaration: HomePinr does not currently check ownership independently. Each property can only be claimed once.

When interest and a claim overlap

A match happens when a buyer’s pinned home or street overlaps with a claimed property, in either order. Both sides can be notified, and a conversation can begin through HomePinr’s messaging. Buyers are shown to homeowners with general labels rather than their names.

Claiming isn’t a decision to sell

Claiming a property does not mean the homeowner has decided to sell. A match doesn’t guarantee a reply, a viewing, a sale or a purchase.

Works alongside your usual property search

Keep using property portals and estate agents for homes already on the market. HomePinr gives you another way to show interest in specific homes and streets before they are listed.

Free to use

Signing up, pinning and claiming are currently free.