marketcodeAsking rent
£1,206 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
536 lets
Postcode district
B3 rental market
Asking rent £1,206 a month · Gross yield 8.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is B3?
- Buildings
- 370
- Mixed-use buildings
- 14%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does B3 earn?
B3: asking rent £1,206 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 536 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
8.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
2,742 lets
+30.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
300 on 19 Sep 2026
How does B3 vary by home size?
Asking rent in B3 runs from £1,118 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,172 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,118 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +10.1% on the previous 12 months | 1233 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,481 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.2% on the previous 12 months | 1165 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,172 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 284 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns B3?
Corporate landlords hold 75% of the 87 units in B3 whose freeholder is classified; 99% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords75% of classified · 65 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)24% of classified · 21 units
- Housing associations1.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does B3 rank?
B3 ranks 9th of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for asking rent, at £1,206 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Birmingham
B3 ranks 9th of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for asking rent, at £1,206 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B74 | £1,561 a month | 298 | measured |
| 2 | B7 | £1,500 a month | 297 | measured |
| 3 | B15 | £1,414 a month | 1,931 | measured |
| 4 | B9 | £1,386 a month | 41 | indicative |
| 5 | B75 | £1,359 a month | 221 | measured |
| 9 | B3 | £1,206 a month | 536 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Birmingham →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Birmingham
B3 ranks 2nd of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for gross yield, asking basis, at 8.5%.
Where next from B3?
- BirminghamThe wider market this area sits in.
- B1Neighbouring postcode district · £4,045/m²
- B10Neighbouring postcode district · £2,449/m²
- B11Neighbouring postcode district · £2,737/m²
- B12Neighbouring postcode district · £2,553/m²
- B13Neighbouring postcode district · £3,158/m²
- B14Neighbouring postcode district · £3,248/m²
- B15Neighbouring postcode district · £3,592/m²
- B16Neighbouring postcode district · £3,002/m²
- Homes for sale in B3Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in B3Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in B3Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in B3Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in B3Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in B3Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in B3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in B3Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about B3
- What is the average rent in B3?
- Homes to let in B3 asked a median £1,206 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 536 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in B3?
- 8.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 2,742 lets. +30.9% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 536 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,742 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |