Birmingham commuter townsSutton Coldfield
West Midlands · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Sutton Coldfield: Birmingham commute, house prices & costs
Sutton Coldfield is a commuter town in West Midlands, around 21 minutes from Birmingham by direct train from Sutton Coldfield (well below average for the towns we track), with above-average prices at £360,000. It ranks #5 of 24 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
73
Rightroute score
Top quarter · #5 of 24
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Sutton Coldfield at a glance
Commute and cost
21 min
Train to Birmingham
From Sutton Coldfield, 26% faster than the 24-town median.
£360k
Average house price
£360,000, 37% above the 24-town median.
Living there
Moderate
Safety
Crime index 47 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
1031Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 6% above the 24-town median.
7.2
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
22
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, matches the 24-town median.
1182
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 315% more than the 24-town median.
342
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 107% more than the 24-town median.
The commute from Sutton Coldfield
Direct trains from Sutton Coldfield take around 21 minutes into Birmingham New Street, running on West Midlands Railway. That makes it #6 out of 24 towns for speed into Birmingham.
How Sutton Coldfield compares to the other 23 towns
| Metric | Sutton Coldfield | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Birmingham | 21 min | 28.5 min | #6 |
| Average house price | £360,000 | £262,500 | #22 |
| Price to local earnings | 9.3x | 7.5x | #21 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 47 | 53.5 | #5 |
| Broadband speed | 1031 Mb | 970.5 Mb | #5 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.2 | 7.5 | #22 |
Overall, Sutton Coldfield ranks #5 of 24 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Sutton Coldfield commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Sutton Coldfield to Birmingham?
Direct trains from Sutton Coldfield take around 21 minutes to Birmingham New Street. Sutton Coldfield is served by West Midlands Railway.
What is the average house price in Sutton Coldfield?
The average sold price in Sutton Coldfield is £360,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 37% above the median across the 24 Birmingham commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Sutton Coldfield a safe place to live?
Sutton Coldfield scores 47 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other Birmingham commuter towns.
Is Sutton Coldfield a good commuter town for Birmingham?
Sutton Coldfield ranks #5 of 24 Birmingham commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.