Postcode District:
B29
Postcode District Name:
Birmingham
Location:
The B29 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Bartley Green, Birmingham, Bournbrook, Bournville, Edgbaston, Selly Oak, Selly Park, Weoley, Weoley Castle.
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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commentary below was written for the mouseprice.com website in 2006, please be aware that the comments below might be out of date.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 B29 is 15518 homes.
When growth averages 12.4% over a 5 year period, as in this postcode district, there are a number of possible explanations, for example 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 £147923.
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 6.3.
New transactions as a percentage of overall sales are 3.4%.
Housing stock:
Terraced Houses make up the most significant portion of the housing stock, representing 40.7% of the total.
Detached Houses account for the lowest percentage of the housing stock in this district, at only 8%.
Socially rented accommodation represents a significant percentage of the total rented accommodation in the area at 23.5%.
The majority of property in this area is owner occupied.
The average price of a two bed property in this area is less that the national average of £187894 at £158835.
Who lives here:
The population of this postcode district is 37638.
This is one of the youngest places in the country, with an average age of 29.
Single people make up 51.7% of the population in this postcode district.
Average working hours in this area for men are 40 and for women are 32.
This is one of the most densely populated places in the country, with 47.1 people per square kilometre.
The largest source of work in this area is Health & Social Work (16.4% of workers), followed by Education (14.6%).
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