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Hay Mills & Tyseley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hay Mills & Tyseley neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 078). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B11, B12, B25, B26, B27. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B25 8ET.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Hay Mills & Tyseley is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Birmingham (4 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £194,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Birmingham (1.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Tyseley, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 18 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£194,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +45% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 1.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£42,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hay Mills & Tyseley sits in Birmingham

  • Typical house price: 29th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: joint 42nd lowest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 18 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hay Mills & Tyseley

House prices: Hay Mills & Tyseley against Birmingham: This neighbourhood £37k (1995) to £198k (2026); Birmingham £46k (1995) to £255k (2026).£63k£227k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£198kBirmingham£255k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Birmingham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 18 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 4 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

  • Residents aged 25 to 29
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Tyseley Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Kidderminster (about 51 min) and Dorridge (about 17 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Redhill Primary School 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Ark Victoria Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Oct 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hay Mills & Tyseley

What is the typical house price in Hay Mills & Tyseley?

£194,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +45% against 2017-2019.

How does Hay Mills & Tyseley compare with the rest of Birmingham?

Typical house price: 29th lowest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Average household income: joint 42nd lowest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.

Is Hay Mills & Tyseley an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hay Mills & Tyseley gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hay Mills & Tyseley?

Tyseley. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Kidderminster (about 51 min) and Dorridge (about 17 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hay Mills & Tyseley?

Nearest state primary school. Redhill Primary School. 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Ark Victoria Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Oct 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.