B18, Birmingham house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Birmingham, part of the B postcode area

Likely student area · 1.6km from University College Birmingham

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Average asking price
£185k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£1,150
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
7.5%
66% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
5.6%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
850
725% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Birmingham)
#103 of 318
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Summary

B18 has a gross rental yield of 7.5%, 66% above the UK average, ranking #2 of 67 B postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+0.2pp since Jul
Jul: 7.6% 7.6% Jul Aug: 7.4% 7.4% Aug Sep: 8.0% 8.0% Sep Oct: 7.8% 7.8% Oct

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B18 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £60k £848 — 1 / 2
1 £140k £950 8.1% 15 / 27
2 £190k £1,200 7.6% 44 / 65
3 £272k £1,822 8.0% 12 / 12
4 £500k £2,600 — 3 / 1
5+ — £2,525 — 0 / 4

Nearby B postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
B3 £175k £1,200 8.2% Compare
B1 £185k £1,100 7.1% Compare
B12 £178k £1,050 7.1% Compare
B5 £192k £1,066 6.6% Compare
B44 £220k £1,212 6.6% Compare
B15 £225k £1,200 6.4% Compare
B2 £180k £950 6.3% Compare
B4 £232k £1,200 6.2% Compare
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