Housing in B25 8QJ
What the homes in B25 8QJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Yardley Fields
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.9%). Flats make up 16%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.5% of households in the B25 8QJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.3% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented15.4%20.5%
- Social rented36.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 21.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25%). 37.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Birmingham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B25 8QJ (Yardley Fields) (about 1,830 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.