Renting in Birmingham

Average Rent in Birmingham: £1,150/mo

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Median asking rent across 20,554 live Birmingham listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,150 /month

20,554 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Birmingham by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£828/mo	907
1 bed	£950/mo	6,933
2 bed	£1,250/mo	6,477
3 bed	£1,326/mo	2,468
4+ bed	£2,000/mo	2,730
Room (house share)	£600/mo	1,039

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Birmingham

What it costs to rent in Birmingham

Birmingham currently has 20,554 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,150 a month. 616 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 27% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is B70 at around £750/mo, while B47 sits nearer £2,400/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Birmingham around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Birmingham by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 20,554 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Birmingham

£828/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Birmingham is £828 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 907 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Birmingham

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Birmingham is £950 a month, 17% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 6,933 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Birmingham

£1,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Birmingham is £1,250 a month, 9% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 6,477 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Birmingham

£1,326/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Birmingham is £1,326 a month, 15% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 2,468 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Birmingham

£2,000/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Birmingham is £2,000 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 2,730 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Birmingham

£600/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Birmingham house share is £600 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,039 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Birmingham rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Birmingham. Latest: £1,093/mo (Jul 26, +2.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,093

Jul 26

Annual

+2.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£808

Aug 21

Total change

+35%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Birmingham pay goes on rent?

Renters in Birmingham spend an estimated 44% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,093/mo

£13,116/yr

Median pay

£30,180/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

44%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Birmingham

Flats & apartments

12095

68% of listings

Houses

4555

26% of listings

Rooms

1039

6% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Birmingham — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 4,582 houses currently advertised in Birmingham.

Terraced
39%1,785
Other house
39%1,777
Semi-detached
18%812
Detached
4%183
Bungalow
1%25

Rent by postcode

Where Birmingham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 13,736 live listings in 51 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Birmingham

1B47£2,400/mo7 rentals
2B3£1,405/mo1016 rentals
3B10£1,363/mo20 rentals

Cheapest in Birmingham

1B70£750/mo3 rentals
2B25£875/mo122 rentals
3B6£900/mo21 rentals

Features · Birmingham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Birmingham

Live signal across 20,554 Birmingham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

79%

of 3,965 Birmingham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

85%

of 5,894 Birmingham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.00 /sqft

Median 666 sqft across 3,210 Birmingham listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Birmingham this week

616 homes came onto the Birmingham rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Birmingham

Most Birmingham homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 461,670 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.32

≈ Band B–C

Stock

462k

461,670 properties

A
36%164,030
B
29%131,680
C
18%83,870
D
9%43,520
E
5%22,630
F
2%9,070
G
1%5,950
H
0%920

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Birmingham

84% of Birmingham premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

84%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

482 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
84%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Birmingham), July 2025, covering 457,270 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Birmingham homes

40% of Birmingham homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

460k

460,499 EPCs

A
0%1,165
B
8%38,726
C
31%143,887
D
41%187,239
E
16%72,540
F
3%13,062
G
1%3,880

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Birmingham. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Birmingham

19 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Birmingham centroid. The five closest:

1
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · B15 2AY
0.54 mi
2
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · B15 2AT
0.55 mi
3
City Academy
Secondary · Free schools · B15 2EF
0.56 mi
4
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Secondary · Free schools · B1 3AA
0.59 mi
5
Nelson Primary School
Primary · Community school · B1 2PJ
0.59 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Birmingham centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Birmingham

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Birmingham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 100 of 100 postcode districts analysed, the median was 292 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Birmingham is Violent crime, accounting for 11% of all incidents.

Crime overview

292 crimes per area (median)
100 of 100 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
11% of incidents

Birmingham’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Birmingham

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Harborne has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Birmingham.

Edgbaston
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (131) · pop. ~22,000
19
per 1k
Moseley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (259) · pop. ~14,000
43
per 1k
Harborne
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (146) · pop. ~23,000
17
per 1k
Selly Oak
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (213) · pop. ~27,000
21
per 1k
Digbeth
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (653) · pop. ~8,000
209
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Birmingham listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Birmingham.

Rightmove

14740

OpenRent

3373

SpareRoom

1039

PrimeLocation

769

OnTheMarket

626

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Birmingham — your questions answered

How much is rent in Birmingham?

The average (median) asking rent in Birmingham is £1,150 a month — a 1-bed is £950 and a 2-bed £1,250, based on 20,554 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Birmingham?

The median asking rent for a studio in Birmingham is £828 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 907 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Birmingham?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Birmingham is £950 a month, 17% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 6,933 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Birmingham?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Birmingham is £1,250 a month, 9% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 6,477 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Birmingham?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Birmingham is £1,326 a month, 15% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 2,468 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Birmingham?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Birmingham is £2,000 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 2,730 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Birmingham?

The median asking rent for a room in a Birmingham house share is £600 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,039 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Birmingham?

There are currently 20,554 rental properties available in Birmingham, with 616 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Birmingham safe for renters?

Birmingham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 292 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Birmingham?

The most commonly reported crime category in Birmingham is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across West Midlands

Average rent across West Midlands

How Birmingham compares with the other 22 places we track in West Midlands — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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