marketcodeAsking rent
£1,144 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
98 lets
Postcode district
B72 rental market
Asking rent £1,144 a month · Gross yield 3.7% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is B72?
- Buildings
- 3,692
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.5%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.0%
What does B72 earn?
B72: asking rent £1,144 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 98 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Aug 2026
147 lets
+11.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
26 on 19 Sep 2026
How does B72 vary by home size?
Asking rent in B72 runs from £821 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,209 a month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £821 a month | 12 months to Feb 2026 | — | 80 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,209 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 88 |
| 3 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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 B72?
Corporate landlords hold 85% of the 158 units in B72 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords85% of classified · 135 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 22 units
- Housing associations0.6% 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 B72 rank?
B72 ranks 12th of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for asking rent, at £1,144 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Birmingham
B72 ranks 12th of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for asking rent, at £1,144 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 |
| 12 | B72 | £1,144 a month | 98 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Birmingham →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Birmingham
B72 ranks 36th of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.7%.
Where next from B72?
- 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
- B76Next door, in another authority · £3,811/m²
- Homes for sale in B72Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in B72Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in B72Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in B72Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in B72Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in B72Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in B72Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in B72Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about B72
- What is the average rent in B72?
- Homes to let in B72 asked a median £1,144 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 98 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in B72?
- 3.7% 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, 147 lets. +11.1% 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 | 98 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 147 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |