Postcode District:
B13
Postcode District Name:
Birmingham
Location:
The B13 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Billesley, Birmingham, Bournville, Brandwood, Hall Green, Kings Heath, Moseley, Moseley and Kings Heath, Sparkbrook, Sparkhill, Springfield.
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Notes:
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Old area guide:
The commentary below was written for the mouseprice.com website in 2006, please be aware that the comments below might be out of date. We recommend disregarding these comments in favour of the data that can be found either above or in the other sections of this website.
Market trends:
 The size of the property market in B13 is 15547 homes.
Property in this postcode district (B13) has been growing at a nominal annual rate of 12.4% over the last 5 years. This rate can be indicative ofa dynamic local economy and housing market. Property price growth in this area has significantly exceeded growth in earnings and the national average house price growth, and so the likelihood of it continuing will be dependent upon price earnings ratio, as well as investment by developers and local authorities in continually upgrading local infrastructure, schools, in addition to the continued strength of the local and national economies and any other economies upon which the area depends.
Average property prices in this postcode district over the last three months have been approximately £186682.
Price earnings ratio is an indicator of the affordability of property for someone on the average salary in the area. Price Earnings Ratio in this postcode district is 6.6.
New transactions as a percentage of overall sales are 6.8%.
Housing stock:
Flats make up the most significant portion of the housing stock, representing 36.5% of the total.
Detached Houses account for the lowest percentage of the housing stock in this district, at only 14.7%.
The property in this area caters well for retirees and young couples who do not have large families.
Socially rented accommodation represents a significant percentage of the total rented accommodation in the area at 23.3%.
The majority of property in this area is owner occupied.
The average price of a two bed property in this area is higher than the national average of £187894 at £211249.
Who lives here:
The population of this postcode district is 35461.
The average age in this area is 35.
Single people make up 39.5% of the population in this postcode district.
Average working hours in this area for men are 41 and for women are 34.
This area has 38.6 people per square kilometre.
The largest source of work in this area is Real Estate (15.2% of workers), followed by Financial Intermediation (14.5%).
This area has one of the highest proportions of degree educated people in the country, at 30.2%.
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