Residential dwellings
7,627
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
B4 house prices
Index +1.5% y/y · Asking £4,201/m² · Asking rent £1,352/month · Gross yield 6.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is B4?
B4: residential dwellings 7,627.
HMO-shaped dwellings
38%
B4 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 40 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 219
- Mixed-use buildings
- 15%
- HMO-shaped units
- 26%
- EPC A or B
- 69%
- EPC D or worse
- 4.5%
What does B4 cost?
B4: asking price £262,510 (12 months to Sep 2026, 233 listings). -20.9% on the previous 12 months.
Asking price
£262,510 12 months to Sep 2026
233 listings
-20.9% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 233 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£4,201/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
68 listings
Median asking price per square metre of residential sale listings in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 68 listings.
Sold price
Not published
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly.
Only 3 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
What does B4 earn?
B4: asking rent £1,352/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 665 lets).
Asking rent
£1,352/month 12 months to Sep 2026
665 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 665 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
6.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,227 lets
+24.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,227 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does B4 vary by home size?
Asking price in B4 runs from £225,714 for 1 bedroom to £323,967 for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £225,714 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 98 |
| 2 bedrooms | £323,967 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 102 |
| 3 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is B4?
B4: listings for sale 68 (12 months to Sep 2026, 68 listings).
Listings for sale
68 12 months to Sep 2026
68 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 68 listings.
New listings
157 12 months to Sep 2026
157 listings
-31.1% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 157 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
76 12 months to Sep 2026
76 listings
+5.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings whose last price reduction was in the month; `share` is reductions over added plus reduced. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 76 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Who is active in B4?
15 agents listed homes for sale in B4; the three largest took 44% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 15
- Top three agents’ share
- 44%
- New homes among listings
- 50%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns B4?
Corporate landlords hold 63% of the 32 units in B4 whose freeholder is classified; 100% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords63% of classified · 20 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)34% of classified · 11 units
- RMC3.1% 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 B4 rank?
B4 ranks 11th of 35 postcode districts in Birmingham for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.2%.
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Birmingham
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B15 | £4,083/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 8 of 12 months observed | 57 | indicative |
| 2 | B75 | £3,890/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 247 | measured |
| 3 | B74 | £3,740/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 330 | measured |
| 4 | B17 | £3,619/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 193 | measured |
| 5 | B73 | £3,519/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 237 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Birmingham
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Birmingham
B4 ranks 11th of 35 postcode districts in Birmingham for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B18 | 9.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,994 | measured |
| 2 | B3 | 8.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,241 | measured |
| 3 | B5 | 7.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,902 | measured |
| 4 | B15 | 7.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,870 | measured |
| 5 | B1 | 7.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,225 | measured |
| 11 | B4 | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,227 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Birmingham
Turnover · postcode districts in Birmingham
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B73 | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 255 | measured |
| 2 | B74 | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 334 | measured |
| 3 | B75 | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 281 | measured |
| 4 | B26 | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 321 | measured |
| 5 | B30 | 2.0% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 287 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts in Birmingham
Where next from B4?
- BirminghamThe wider market this area sits in.
- B1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,138/m² · Sep 2026
- B10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,757/m² · Sep 2026
- B11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,010/m² · Sep 2026
- B12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,599/m² · Sep 2026
- B13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,078/m² · Sep 2026
- B14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,246/m² · Sep 2026
- B15Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,243/m² · Sep 2026
- B16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,271/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about B4
- What is the average rent in B4?
- Homes to let in B4 asked a median £1,352/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 665 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in B4?
- 6.2% 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 Sep 2026, 3,227 lets. +24.7% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in B4?
- B4 has 7,627 homes, 38% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about B4
- Property values in B4Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in B4Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in B4What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in B4What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in B4Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in B4What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in B4Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 233 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 68 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 665 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,227 lets |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 68 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 157 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 76 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Sold price
- Only 3 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 3 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Completed sales
- Only 9 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.