Residential dwellings
13,149
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
B8 house prices
Sold £2,276/m² · Median sold £202,958 (83 sales) · Index +6.4% y/y · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is B8?
B8: residential dwellings 13,149.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
B8 ranks 26th of 40 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
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
- 12,005
- Mixed-use buildings
- 3.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 10%
- EPC A or B
- 3.7%
- EPC D or worse
- 71%
What does B8 cost?
B8: sold price per m² £2,276/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 75 sales). +6.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£2,276/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
75 sales
+6.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 75 sales. Observations cover 9 of 12 months in this window.
Sold price
£202,958 12 months to Jun 2026
83 sales
+6.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 83 sales. Observations cover 10 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£215,958 12 months to Sep 2026
120 listings
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, 120 listings. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does B8 earn?
B8: asking rent £1,181/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 46 lets).
Asking rent
£1,181/month 12 months to Sep 2026
46 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, 46 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.7% 12 months to Aug 2026
65 lets
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 Aug 2026, 65 lets. Observations cover 9 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How liquid is B8?
B8: completed sales 174 (12 months to Mar 2026, 174 sales). -14.7% on the previous 12 months.
Completed sales
174 12 months to Mar 2026
174 sales
-14.7% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 174 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
109 12 months to Sep 2026
109 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 109 listings.
Live listings
139 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live portal listings on the day, observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Sample is the live listings on the latest day.
Who is active in B8?
5 agents listed homes for sale in B8; the three largest took 78% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 5
- Top three agents’ share
- 78%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns B8?
Corporate landlords hold 78% of the 533 units in B8 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords78% of classified · 418 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 73 units
- Housing associations7.3% of classified · 39 units
- RMC0.6% of classified · 3 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 B8 rank?
B8 ranks 26th of 27 postcode districts in Birmingham for sold price per m², at £2,276/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Birmingham
B8 ranks 26th of 27 postcode districts in Birmingham for sold price per m², at £2,276/m².
| # | 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 |
| 26 | B8 | £2,276/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 75 | indicative |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Birmingham
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Birmingham
B8 ranks 12th of 35 postcode districts in Birmingham for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.1%.
| # | 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 |
| 12 | B8 | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 8 of 12 months observed | 55 | indicative |
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 B8?
- 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
- B36Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,539/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about B8
- What is the median house price in B8?
- Homes in B8 sold for a median £202,958 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 83 sales. Per square metre that is £2,276/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in B8 changed?
- +6.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in B8?
- Homes to let in B8 asked a median £1,181/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 46 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in B8?
- 5.7% 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, 65 lets.
- What kind of homes are in B8?
- B8 has 13,149 homes, 0.1% 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 B8
- Property values in B8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in B8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in B8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in B8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in B8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in B8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in B8Who 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 | — | — |
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 75 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 83 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 120 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 109 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 46 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 65 lets |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 174 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 109 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Turnover
- Only 10 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- New listings
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Price reductions
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
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