Average Rent in Birmingham 2026 — By Bedroom Count (Official ONS Data)

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The average private rent in Birmingham is £1,086 per month (ONS, April 2026). By size, that's £820 for a 1-bed, £992 for a 2-bed, £1,119 for a 3-bed and £1,562 for a 4-or-more bedroom home. Rents changed +3.3% over the year to April 2026. These are official ONS figures for the Birmingham local authority area.

Average rent in Birmingham by bedroom count

Property sizeAverage monthly rent
1 bedroom£820
2 bedrooms£992
3 bedrooms£1,119
4 or more bedrooms£1,562
All properties (mean)£1,086

Rent data: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), April 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Reference period 2026-04. Figures are the mean monthly rent for the Birmingham local authority area — an area average, not a specific property or street.

What these rent figures mean for buyers and investors

Average rents matter to two groups: renters weighing up whether to buy, and investors sizing up returns. For an investor, the rent is only half of the yield equation — the other half is the purchase price. A specific property can rent above or below the area mean depending on condition, location and size, so treat these figures as a benchmark, not a valuation. Model an actual property with our rental yield calculator, or explore area investment data via our investment pages.

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Frequently asked questions

The average (mean) private rent in Birmingham is £1,086 per month, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents for April 2026. By size: a 1-bedroom is £820, a 2-bedroom £992, a 3-bedroom £1,119 and a 4-or-more-bedroom property £1,562 per month. These are official figures for the Birmingham local authority area.
Private rents in Birmingham changed by +3.3% over the year to April 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents.
These figures are the mean monthly rent published by the Office for National Statistics in its Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), reference period April 2026 (ONS PIPR, edition published 20 May 2026). The data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and covers the local authority area, not a single street or property.
Whether Birmingham rents support a good rental yield depends on local purchase prices as well as rent. Yield is the annual rent divided by the property price, so a lower-priced area with solid rents can out-yield a pricier one. Use the rental-yield calculator to model a specific property, and remember these rents are an area average, not an address-level figure.

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