marketcodeAsking rent
£1,054 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
61 lets
Postcode district
B8 rental market
Asking rent £1,054 a month · Gross yield 5.3% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is B8?
- Buildings
- 11,558
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 9.0%
What does B8 earn?
B8: asking rent £1,054 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 61 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
95 lets
+9.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
29 on 19 Sep 2026
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 22nd of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for asking rent, at £1,054 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Birmingham
B8 ranks 22nd of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for asking rent, at £1,054 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 |
| 22 | B8 | £1,054 a month | 61 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Birmingham →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Birmingham
B8 ranks 22nd of 38 postcode districts in Birmingham for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.3%.
Where next from B8?
- 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
- B36Next door, in another authority · £3,226/m²
- Homes for sale in B8Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in B8Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in B8Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in B8Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in B8Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in B8Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in B8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in B8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about B8
- What is the average rent in B8?
- Homes to let in B8 asked a median £1,054 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 61 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in B8?
- 5.3% 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, 95 lets. +9.4% 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 | 61 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 95 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |