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Postcode · Rubery East · Birmingham · West Midlands

B45 9YB

Part of Birmingham 130A in Rubery East.

B45 9YB is a postcode in Rubery East, Birmingham that skews under 18 and owner-occupied dominant. Median rent sits at £1,086 a month, up 3.5% on the year, with council tax in band B adding roughly £197/mo. Safety ranks in the top quartile of UK sub-areas (14th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

B45 9YB in Birmingham · nearest rail Longbridge

Median rent
£1,086
local area median
Council tax
£2,363
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
55/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Birmingham 130A skews under 18 and is owner-occupied dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent19%Owner-occupied71%Social rent7%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household943
Single-person households29%
Couples with children23%
Lone-parent households14%
Age profile
Under 1823%18–3421%35–4921%50–6421%65+13%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health83%
Born in the UK90%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in B45 9YB?

B45 9YB sits inside Birmingham 130A, part of the wider Rubery East neighbourhood in Birmingham. The area skews under 18, and owner-occupied dominant.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £1,086/mo, up 3.5% on the year. Council tax is band B, costing roughly £186/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Safety scores in the bottom quartile nationally; cross-reference the per-category crime breakdown above before signing.

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Who is B45 9YB for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The age profile is mixed — the area suits a wide tenant base.

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