Postcode District:
B25
Postcode District Name:
Birmingham
Location:
The B25 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Birmingham, South Yardley, Sparkbrook, Stechford and Yardley North, Yardley, Yardley Wood.
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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commentary below was written for the mouseprice.com website in 2006, please be aware that the comments below might be out of date.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 B25 is 6105 homes.
Given that the nominal growth rate in this postcode district (B25) has been about 12.4% over the last 5 years, it would be reasonable to assume that this isa 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 £118781.
When examining the ability of consumers to further extend themselves in the face of increasing property prices, many commentators pay close attention to the price earnings ratio. Price Earnings Ratio in this postcode district is 7.8.
New transactions as a percentage of overall sales are 0.7%.
Housing stock:
The most readily available type of property in the area are Terraced Houses, making up 46.7% of the total.
Detached Houses account for the lowest percentage of the housing stock in this district, at only 5.3%.
The property in this area caters well for retirees and young couples who do not have large families.
A high proportion of property in this area is socially rented.
The majority of property in this area is owner occupied.
The average price of a two bed property in this area is £117770, significantly less then the national average of £187894.
Who lives here:
There are 7012 men and 7463 women in this postcode district.
The average age in this area is 35.
Single people make up 35.7% of the population in this postcode district.
Average working hours in this area for men are 41 and for women are 32.
This area has 40.2 people per square kilometre.
This area has high unemployment at 6.5%. Those in work tend to find jobs in the Health & Social Work or Wholesale & Retail sectors.
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