Renting in Birmingham
Median asking rent · all sizes · 3,009 live listings · October 2026
Rent in Birmingham before the rush.
The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Birmingham is £1,200 a month, from 3,009 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
| Size | Median asking rent |
|---|---|
| 1-bed | £1,000/moasking · 842 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 2-bed | £1,299/moasking · 897 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 3-bed | £1,350/moasking · 378 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 4+ bed | £2,499/moasking · 818 listings · Oct 2026 |
| Room in a shared house | £600/moasking · 121 listings · Oct 2026 |
Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Birmingham by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/birmingham, updated 28 October 2026.
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Renting in Birmingham
Birmingham currently has 3,130 rental listings on the property sites we track, 3,009 of them whole homes rather than rooms in shared houses. The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Birmingham is £1,200 a month, from 3,009 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 1,100 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 38% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this
Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £850 a month in B19 (8 live listings) to £1,708 in B29 (152 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in Birmingham (Dwellio, October 2026). For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.
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Rent by property size
Median monthly asking rent for each property size in Birmingham, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Birmingham is £1,000 a month, 17% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 842 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Birmingham is £1,299 a month, 8% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 897 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Birmingham is £1,350 a month, 13% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 378 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Birmingham is £2,499 a month, 108% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 818 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Birmingham is £600 a month, from 121 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).
Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this
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Rent trend · ONS PIPR
The ONS average rent paid in Birmingham is £1,106 a month, up 3.3% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.
Annual
+3.3%
vs a year earlier
Total change
+36%
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. How we measure this
Affordability · ONS ASHE
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 pay
£30,180/yr
Median gross annual pay for residents · ONS ASHE 2025
Rent burden
44%
Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.
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. How we measure this
Property types
59% of listings
36% of listings
5% of listings
0% of listings
Property mix · houses
Other house houses make up 56% of the 976 houses currently advertised in Birmingham.
Rent by postcode
Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 1,661 live listings in 38 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Birmingham, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/birmingham, updated 28 October 2026.
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Features · Birmingham
Live signal across 3,130 Birmingham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.
Garden
71%
of 1,039 Birmingham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.
Parking
78%
of 1,188 Birmingham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.
Floor area
£2.02/sq ft a monthMedian asking rent per sq ft · all sizes · 434 live listings · October 2026Median 660 sqft across the 434 Birmingham listings that publish floor area.
Live from the portals
1,100 homes came onto the Birmingham rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.
1 bed property
Pershore Road, Birmingham, B29
2 bed property
Charlotte Street, Birmingham B3
6 bed property
Bournbrook Road, Birmingham B29
3 bed property
Heeley Road, Birmingham B29
4 bed property
Lottie Road, Birmingham B29
3 bed property
Enclave, Birmingham City B5
3 bed property
Sherlock Quarter, Sherlock St B5
3 bed property
Charlotte Street, Birmingham B3
3 bed property
The Goodsyard B18
2 bed property
One Eastside, 2 Jennens Road Birmingham B4
3 bed property
Aubrey Road, Birmingham B32
2 bed property
The Lansdowne, Hagley Road, Birmingham B16
1 bed property
Enclave, Birmingham City B5
2 bed property
Sherlock Quarter, Sherlock St B5
2 bed property
Sherlock Quarter, Sherlock St B5
3 bed property
Stag Road, Birmingham B16
1 bed property
Sherlock Quarter, Sherlock St B5
2 bed property
Aston Place B1
4 bed property
Dawlish Road, Birmingham B29
4 bed property
Ribblesdale Road, Birmingham B30
6 bed property
Teignmouth Road, Birmingham B29
3 bed property
Lottie Road, Birmingham B29
6 bed property
Hubert Road, Birmingham B29
3 bed property
Reservoir Road, Birmingham B29
Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Birmingham. Click through to the source portal to enquire.
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Council tax · VOA 2024
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
A
most common band
Mean band
2.32
≈ Band B–C
Stock
462k
461,670 properties
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
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
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
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
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
19 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Birmingham centroid. The five closest:
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · B15 2AY
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · B15 2AT
City Academy
Secondary · Free schools · B15 2EF
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Secondary · Free schools · B1 3AA
Nelson Primary School
Primary · Community school · B1 2PJ
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
Based on the latest police data (October 2026), Birmingham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 100 of 100 postcode districts analysed, the median was 309 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Birmingham is Violent crime, accounting for 37% of all 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
Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Most common: Violent crime (141) · pop. ~22,000
Most common: Violent crime (202) · pop. ~14,000
Most common: Violent crime (133) · pop. ~23,000
Most common: Violent crime (195) · pop. ~27,000
Most common: Violent crime (554) · pop. ~8,000
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.
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Frequently asked
The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Birmingham is £1,200 a month, from 3,009 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Birmingham is £1,000 a month, 17% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 842 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Birmingham is £1,299 a month, 8% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 897 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Birmingham is £1,350 a month, 13% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 378 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Birmingham is £2,499 a month, 108% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 818 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Birmingham is £600 a month, from 121 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).
There are currently 3,130 rental properties available in Birmingham, with 1,100 new listings added in the last 7 days.
Birmingham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 309 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.
The most commonly reported crime category in Birmingham is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.
Across West Midlands
How Birmingham compares with the other 22 places we track in West Midlands — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.
Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across West Midlands, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/birmingham, updated 28 October 2026.
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