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Yardley Wood East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Yardley Wood East neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 132). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes B28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B28 0NZ.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Yardley Wood East is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Birmingham (4 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £310,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Birmingham (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Yardley Wood, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£310,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
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 -0.29; 1 of 20 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 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£57,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 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
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Yardley Wood East sits in Birmingham
- Typical house price: 26th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
- Average household income: 18th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Yardley Wood East
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 4 the other way and 15 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
- Homes improving their energy rating
Falling behind the borough
- Resale prices
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Yardley Wood Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (870 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Kidderminster (about 63 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 41 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 Chilcote Primary School 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jun 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 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 Yardley Wood East
What is the typical house price in Yardley Wood East?
£310,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
How does Yardley Wood East compare with the rest of Birmingham?
Typical house price: 26th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 18th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.
Is Yardley Wood East an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Yardley Wood East gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.29; 1 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Yardley Wood East?
Yardley Wood. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (870 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Kidderminster (about 63 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 41 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Yardley Wood East?
Nearest state primary school. Chilcote Primary School. 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jun 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 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.