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Housing in B25 8NJ

What the homes in B25 8NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Yardley Fields
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,136 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (37.1%). Flats make up 21.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B25 8NJEngland
Detached4.2%22.9%
Semi-detached36.3%31.5%
Terraced37.1%23%
Purpose-built flat19.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B25 8NJ area is below that, at 44.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.2% of households against 20.5%. 18.3% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

B25 8NJ
44%
21%
34%
England
  • Owned44.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented21.2%20.5%
  • Social rented33.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B25 8NJEngland
Owned outright18.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council24.6%8.3%
From a housing association8.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B25 8NJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 25.8%. 39.7% of households include dependent children.

B25 8NJEngland
Living alone, under 6617.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.3%12.8%
Couple, no children8.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households13%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Birmingham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham, August 2026, +3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

BirminghamEngland
All homes£1,099£1,459
One bedroom£830£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,003£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,134£1,489
Four or more£1,578£2,161
Detached£1,434£1,640
Semi-detached£1,151£1,449
Terraced£1,095£1,435
Flat or maisonette£919£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B25 8NJ sits in (Yardley Fields): about 2,136 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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