Birmingham Housing Overview
Being the second largest city in the United Kingdom, Birmingham has a wide variety of housing types. There are almost two thousand listed building and ancient monuments in Birmingham such as the Perry Packhorse Bridge, known as the Zig Zag Bridge, and Weoley Castle.
There are many Victorian terrace houses in the city. Rows upon rows of them lie on streets such as Frances Road and Emerson Road. A lot of Victorian architecture, like that of the old Central Library, was replaced during the post-war redevelopment by brutalist buildings.
There are a number of Georgian properties still standing such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Town Hall and Soho House which is now a museum. Large Georgian townhouses and detached houses are available in Birmingham such as those in Sutton Coldfield and Edgbaston.
New developments and houses are available for off-plan investments and Help to Buy mortgages. All in all, at this point in time it comes as no surprise to pundits that Birmingham house prices outstrip London in terms of percentage price increases.
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Off-Plan
St Paul’s Chambers is a new block of flats in which there are seven 2 bedroom apartments right in the centre of the city that are designed for contemporary living. Knightlow Park is a new development with 3 or 4 bedroom detached houses with large gardens. There are many other new build properties dotted around the city and many more are being completed. There are many off-plan investment opportunities in Birmingham as blocks of flats are becoming more popular.
In March 2019, Homes England announced that it would fund house building development in the Port Loop area to the tune of £7.45 million to help build 77 new homes, being part of a planned development of 1,150 new homes on a brownfield/derelict site (click to find out more).
Help to Buy
There are lots of flats in Birmingham that fall under the Help to Buy scheme. These new build flats are available on streets such as Alcester Road. There are also Help to Buy detached properties available in the new development Fore Meadows and Walmley Croft.
Shared Ownership
Properties available for shared ownership include those on Sheldon Avenue and City Road. These are mostly new builds but there are resale properties available on Norfolk Road and Etruria Green.
Rental Scene
The average rental price in Birmingham in June 2018 were £217 per week and the rental price range varies from £147 - £355 per week.
Postcodes
Postcodes in Birmingham are B1 to B99.
Most expensive Birmingham Street
Bracebridge Road has the highest average house price of £1,470,00 (2014).
Up and coming local areas
Up and coming local areas include Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and Dudley.