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Housing in B25 8XZ

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

Neighbourhood
Yardley
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,815 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.7%). Flats make up 34.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B25 8XZEngland
Detached13.2%22.9%
Semi-detached46.7%31.5%
Terraced5.9%23%
Purpose-built flat27.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.4% of households in the B25 8XZ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

B25 8XZ
72%
18%
England
  • Owned72.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented18%20.5%
  • Social rented9.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B25 8XZEngland
Owned outright44.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association5.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B25 8XZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.7%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

B25 8XZEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.8%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B25 8XZ (Yardley) (about 1,815 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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