Property searches in Birmingham

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Birmingham cost £234,867 in August 2026. Prices have risen 1.5% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£234,867	+1.5%
Detached	£444,169	+1.6%
Semi-detached	£276,268	+2.8%
Terraced	£223,462	+2.5%
Flat or maisonette	£143,861	-2.4%
First-time buyers	£212,774	+1.8%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Birmingham pays £2,363 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,575	£158
B	£1,838	£184
C	£2,100	£210
D	£2,363	£236
E	£2,888	£289
F	£3,413	£341
G	£3,938	£394
H	£4,726	£473

Renting

The average private rent is £1,106 a month (+3.3% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 5.7% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£834
2	£1,009
3	£1,141
4 or more	£1,587

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Birmingham is split into 659 small neighbourhoods. 54% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 6% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 54% of homes are owned, 22% privately rented and 23% socially rented; 14% of people are 65 or over and 31% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 99.1% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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