Renting in Birmingham

Average Rent in Birmingham

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The average rent in Birmingham is £1,050/mo, with 15,379 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Birmingham rental appears.

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Renting in Birmingham

What it costs to rent in Birmingham

Birmingham currently has 15,379 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,050 a month. 799 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 28% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is B35 at around £25/mo, while B47 sits nearer £2,600/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.

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Market snapshot

Birmingham rental market at a glance

15,379

Active rentals in Birmingham

£1,050/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Birmingham

Median monthly rent, based on 15,379 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£925/mo	5140
2 bed	£1,217/mo	4745
3 bed	£1,300/mo	1808
4+ bed	£2,000/mo	2254
Room	£550/mo	785

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £1,086/mo (Mar 26, +3.5% YoY).

Latest

£1,086

Mar 26

Annual

+3.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£794

Apr 21

Total change

+37%

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 43% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,086/mo

£13,032/yr

Median pay

£30,180/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

43%

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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Birmingham

Flats & apartments

8813

67% of listings

Houses

3486

27% of listings

Rooms

785

6% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 43% of the 3,506 houses currently advertised in Birmingham.

Terraced
43%1,517
Other house
34%1,192
Semi-detached
18%626
Detached
4%153
Bungalow
1%18

Rent by postcode

Where Birmingham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 12,489 live listings in 189 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Birmingham

1B47£2,600/mo3 rentals
2B29 7BA£2,220/mo3 rentals
3B29 6NX£2,080/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Birmingham

1B35£25/mo3 rentals
2B6£100/mo68 rentals
3B10£100/mo50 rentals

Features · Birmingham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Birmingham

Live signal across 15,379 Birmingham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 2,859 Birmingham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

83%

of 4,171 Birmingham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.98 /sqft

Median 664 sqft across 1,988 Birmingham listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Birmingham

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Birmingham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 100 of 100 postcode districts analysed, the median was 288 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Birmingham is Violent crime, accounting for 5% of all incidents.

Crime overview

288 crimes per area (median)
100 of 100 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
5% 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 May 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 (150) · pop. ~22,000
16
per 1k
Moseley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (264) · pop. ~14,000
37
per 1k
Harborne
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (158) · pop. ~23,000
13
per 1k
Selly Oak
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (195) · pop. ~27,000
17
per 1k
Digbeth
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (600) · pop. ~8,000
200
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

10606

OpenRent

2968

SpareRoom

785

PrimeLocation

570

OnTheMarket

445

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Birmingham — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Birmingham?

The median rent in Birmingham is £1050/month based on 15379 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Birmingham?

There are currently 15379 rental properties available in Birmingham, with 799 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 288 reported crimes per postcode area (July 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 July 2026.

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