🏘️ West Midlands Area Intelligence

PropertyData API Professional | Generated 20 May 2026 at 01:36 | 33 postcodes

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⚠️ Quick Verdict: Birmingham city centre (B1-B3) leads yields at 6.0-6.8%. Best Black Country value: WV1 (5.7%), WV10 (5.3%), WV2 (5.2%), WV14 (5.0%). Avoid DY7/DY9 (rural Stourbridge) — yields under 3%. WS2 (Walsall East) surprises at 6.1% — lowest avg price in the dataset at £183k. For BRRR, target WV1 (lowest price £177k) or WS2 (£183k). For HMO, WV14/Bilston shows good per-room potential at 5.0%.

📊 Full Comparison Table

Postcode	Area	Avg Price	2-Bed	3-Bed	Rent/mo	Yield	Crime/1K	Pop	Gr 1Y
B1	Birmingham CC	£211,748	£273,603	£335,220	£1,088/mo	6.2%	414	8,512	—
B2	Birmingham Business	£202,727	£240,550	—	£1,018/mo	6.0%	6580	653	None
B3	Birmingham Financial	£200,305	£276,248	£527,217	£1,131/mo	6.8%	872	2,225	—
DY1	Dudley Town	£239,941	£174,850	£249,739	£893/mo	4.6%	145	31,930	—
DY2	Dudley East	£229,099	£171,646	£244,946	£849/mo	4.6%	112	34,041	—
DY3	Dudley North	£286,070	£217,568	£282,738	£1,036/mo	3.9%	78	34,092	—
DY4	Tipton	£246,976	£157,572	£260,249	£1,023/mo	5.1%	120	43,161	—
DY5	Brierley Hill	£227,236	£190,593	£249,977	£884/mo	4.7%	116	42,225	—
DY6	Kingswinford	£288,477	£245,990	£302,064	£1,083/mo	4.2%	61	28,146	—
DY7	Stourbridge Rural	£479,834	£287,850	£459,367	—	—	60	8,028	—
DY8	Stourbridge	£282,612	£228,183	£309,389	£1,027/mo	4.1%	67	50,205	—
DY9	Hagley	£421,736	£274,446	£389,280	£966/mo	3.0%	84	30,035	—
WS1	Walsall Town	£217,497	£133,679	£280,786	£797/mo	4.4%	202	26,909	—
WS10	Wednesbury	£234,106	£173,704	£242,682	£962/mo	4.9%	140	46,704	—
WS2	Walsall East	£183,290	£142,601	£220,260	£932/mo	6.1%	168	38,857	—
WS3	Bloxwich	£251,741	£180,339	£250,813	£992/mo	4.7%	114	50,107	—
WS4	Walsall West	£279,401	£201,023	£278,845	£1,044/mo	4.5%	84	17,012	—
WS5	Bescot	£393,694	£198,292	£346,561	£1,135/mo	3.5%	61	21,540	—
WS6	Cheslyn Hay	£258,767	£196,998	£265,362	—	—	50	18,282	—
WS7	Burntwood	£299,517	£236,439	£319,703	£971/mo	3.9%	59	29,651	—
WS8	Brownhills	£234,420	£189,000	£253,716	—	—	118	15,652	—
WS9	Aldridge	£353,194	£252,854	£336,680	£1,075/mo	3.7%	89	26,509	—
WV1	Wolverhampton Centre	£177,375	£139,770	£223,594	£836/mo	5.7%	328	16,413	—
WV10	Bushbury	£250,130	£184,709	£253,552	£1,083/mo	5.3%	134	56,251	—
WV11	Wednesfield	£242,769	£209,480	£255,556	£949/mo	4.9%	110	34,832	—
WV12	Willenhall North	£242,773	£173,267	£248,975	£880/mo	4.3%	84	25,417	—
WV13	Willenhall South	£232,294	£145,800	£260,140	£958/mo	4.9%	164	20,903	—
WV14	Bilston	£235,661	£182,295	£245,291	£997/mo	5.0%	134	46,931	—
WV2	Wolverhampton East	£204,231	£158,627	£226,498	£901/mo	5.2%	190	15,148	—
WV3	Wolverhampton West	£288,004	£214,086	£275,433	£901/mo	3.6%	91	29,663	—
WV4	Bilston East	£291,811	£181,485	£294,113	£1,118/mo	4.6%	73	34,295	—
WV5	Wombourne	£394,010	£287,162	£388,303	£1,213/mo	3.7%	52	15,537	—
WV6	Tettenhall/Finchfield	£349,503	£242,739	£339,673	£1,105/mo	3.8%	76	44,689	—

🏆 Top 20 Yield Leaders

#	Postcode	Area	Yield	Avg Price	Rent/mo
1	B3	Birmingham Financial	6.8%	£200,305	£1,131
2	B1	Birmingham CC	6.2%	£211,748	£1,088
3	WS2	Walsall East	6.1%	£183,290	£932
4	B2	Birmingham Business	6.0%	£202,727	£1,018
5	WV1	Wolverhampton Centre	5.7%	£177,375	£836
6	WV10	Bushbury	5.3%	£250,130	£1,083
7	WV2	Wolverhampton East	5.2%	£204,231	£901
8	DY4	Tipton	5.1%	£246,976	£1,023
9	WV14	Bilston	5.0%	£235,661	£997
10	WV11	Wednesfield	4.9%	£242,769	£949
11	WV13	Willenhall South	4.9%	£232,294	£958
12	WS10	Wednesbury	4.9%	£234,106	£962
13	DY5	Brierley Hill	4.7%	£227,236	£884
14	WS3	Bloxwich	4.7%	£251,741	£992
15	DY1	Dudley Town	4.6%	£239,941	£893
16	DY2	Dudley East	4.6%	£229,099	£849
17	WV4	Bilston East	4.6%	£291,811	£1,118
18	WS4	Walsall West	4.5%	£279,401	£1,044
19	WS1	Walsall Town	4.4%	£217,497	£797
20	WV12	Willenhall North	4.3%	£242,773	£880

📉 Bottom 15 — Sub-4% Yields (Avoid for BTL)

Postcode	Area	Yield	Avg Price
DY9	Hagley	3.0%	£421,736
WS5	Bescot	3.5%	£393,694
WV3	Wolverhampton West	3.6%	£288,004
WS9	Aldridge	3.7%	£353,194
WV5	Wombourne	3.7%	£394,010
WV6	Tettenhall/Finchfield	3.8%	£349,503
WS7	Burntwood	3.9%	£299,517
DY3	Dudley North	3.9%	£286,070
DY8	Stourbridge	4.1%	£282,612
DY6	Kingswinford	4.2%	£288,477
WV12	Willenhall North	4.3%	£242,773
WS1	Walsall Town	4.4%	£217,497
WS4	Walsall West	4.5%	£279,401
WV4	Bilston East	4.6%	£291,811
DY2	Dudley East	4.6%	£229,099

🎯 Strategy Recommendations

🏠 BTL Best

B1 (6.2%), B3 (6.8%), WS2 (6.1%), B2 (6.0%)

🔄 BRRR Best

WV1 (£177k), WS2 (£183k), B3 (£200k), WS1 (£217k)

🏘️ HMO Potential

WV14 (5.0%, Bilston), WV10 (5.3%), WV1 (5.7%)

💰 Value Entry

WV1 (£177k), WS2 (£183k), WS1 (£217k), DY5 (£227k)

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