B98, Birmingham house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Birmingham, part of the B postcode area

General / family area · 15.6km from Newman University

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Average asking price
£260k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£1,100
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
5.1%
13% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.8%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
270
162% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Redditch)
#318 of 318

Summary

B98 has a gross rental yield of 5.1%, 13% above the UK average, ranking #24 of 67 B postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

-0.2pp since Jul
Jul: 5.8% 5.8% Jul Aug: 5.8% 5.8% Aug Sep: 5.2% 5.2% Sep Oct: 5.5% 5.5% Oct

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B98 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
1 £125k £710 — 4 / 10
2 £206k £1,100 6.4% 39 / 6
3 £250k £1,200 5.8% 72 / 13
4 £395k £1,350 — 31 / 3
5+ £638k £699 — 10 / 1

Nearby B postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
B3 £175k £1,200 8.2% Compare
B18 £185k £1,150 7.5% 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
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