Let Collection: Preston Road, Yardley

Another one let. Preston Road in Yardley: a well-presented three-bedroom mid-terrace, offered at £995pcm, and now firmly in the “Let Agreed” column. For landlords in Yardley and the surrounding B26 area, this result is worth paying attention to — not just as a headline, but as a signal of what the local rental market is doing right now and what it means if you’re thinking of letting your own home.

The Property: What Let at £995pcm

The Preston Road property is a solid family home in the traditional Yardley mould: a good-size living area, a fitted kitchen, a downstairs bathroom, three bedrooms, and a rear garden. Council Tax Band A. It’s the kind of home that lets quickly when it’s priced correctly and presented well — and that’s precisely what happened here.

At £995pcm, it was priced competitively. Comparable three-bedroom terraced houses on the same road have been listed at £1,000pcm, with two-bedroom homes on Preston Road attracting between £1,100 and £1,195pcm from other local agents. The pricing decision — sitting just below the £1,000 threshold while delivering a larger home — is part of why it moved.

What the Yardley Rental Market Is Telling Landlords

Yardley’s rental market in 2026 is performing strongly. The average monthly rent for a three-bedroom house in the Yardley West and Stechford area is approximately £1,259, which means the Preston Road let came in below the local average — a deliberate positioning that generates immediate tenant interest and minimises void periods.

Across Birmingham more broadly, rental supply fell by 9% in Q4 2025 compared to the same period a year earlier, while the average rental property spent just 32 days on the market before being let. That’s a tight market by any measure. Average gross rental yields across Birmingham sit at around 5.44%, based on an average property price of £234,326 and an average monthly rent of £1,063 (HomeLet, 2025).

For landlords considering whether now is the right time to bring a Yardley property to market, the fundamentals are clear: demand is strong, supply is constrained, and well-priced homes are letting quickly.

Why Yardley Attracts Tenants

The question landlords sometimes ask is why Yardley specifically continues to draw good-quality tenants. The answer isn’t complicated, but it’s worth spelling out.

Yardley sits between Birmingham city centre and Solihull — close enough to both to appeal to professionals commuting into the city and families who want the space and schooling of a suburban area without Solihull’s price premium. The A45 provides direct road access to Birmingham Airport, Birmingham city centre, and the M42. National Express West Midlands bus routes connect Yardley to the city centre, Solihull, and Chelmsley Wood.

For families — and three-bedroom homes like this one attract families — the local schools are a consistent draw. Cockshut Hill School and King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy are within reach, alongside five primary schools in the area. Average house prices in South Yardley sit at around £263,000, with three-bedroom homes averaging £253,000 — making Yardley accessible for tenants who might otherwise be priced out of Solihull.

What It Costs to Rent in Yardley Right Now

To give landlords a clear picture of where the market sits, the figures below reflect current average rents for houses in the Yardley West and Stechford area:

These are area averages. Properties that are well presented, correctly priced, and marketed by an agent with genuine local knowledge will typically let faster and attract stronger applicants than the average suggests.

Thinking of Letting Your Home in Yardley?

If you own a property in Yardley or the surrounding B26 area and you’re considering letting it, this result on Preston Road tells you something useful: there is an active pool of tenants looking for family homes right now, and supply is not keeping pace with demand.

Getting the price right from the outset matters. Overpricing a rental property doesn’t just slow the let — it often means the property sits on the market long enough that tenants begin to wonder why no one else has taken it. A free, accurate rental valuation from an agent who knows the street, not just the postcode, is the right starting point.

Before letting a property, landlords also need to ensure they’ve met their legal obligations. These include a valid Gas Safety certificate renewed annually, an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) completed every five years, an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) with a minimum rating of E (with changes to minimum standards expected in the coming years under proposed MEES reforms), and compliance with deposit protection rules under one of the three government-approved schemes. The NRLA publishes a comprehensive landlord compliance checklist and is a useful first port of call for landlords who want to ensure nothing has been missed.

Award-Winning Letting in Yardley

Partridge Homes has been operating in Yardley for over twenty years. The Preston Road result is one of many: a combination of accurate pricing, professional presentation, and a tenant pool built up over two decades of active lettings in this part of Birmingham. For landlords who want their property let quickly, to the right tenant, and with the compliance paperwork handled properly, that track record matters.

If you’re thinking of letting your home in Yardley or anywhere across Birmingham and Solihull, Partridge Homes can tell you exactly what your property is worth in the current market. Book a free rental valuation or speak to the lettings team directly via the contact page — no pressure, just a straight answer on what your property could achieve.