RETFORD GROVE, B25 8EQ House Prices & Local Information

B25 8EQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Retford Grove, 0.3km from Broadyates Road in Birmingham. Administratively it sits within South Yardley ward and the Birmingham, Yardley constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B25 8EQ is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a industrial units zone — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. The 29 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 34% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 46% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Birmingham. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 66 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £230k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for B25 8EQ are sourced from Output Area E00045147 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.