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Housing in B25 8RX

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

Neighbourhood
Yardley Fields
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,215 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (42.2%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B25 8RXEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached42.2%31.5%
Terraced39.7%23%
Purpose-built flat7.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B25 8RX area is below that, at 52.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21% of households against 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.

B25 8RX
52%
21%
26%
England
  • Owned52.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented21%20.5%
  • Social rented25.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B25 8RXEngland
Owned outright22.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council20.5%8.3%
From a housing association5.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.3 people living in it. 22.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B25 8RXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 32.8%. 43.7% of households include dependent children.

B25 8RXEngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%12.8%
Couple, no children8.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children32.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.6%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 8RX sits in (Yardley Fields): about 2,215 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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