Renting out a home in Acocks Green
Acocks Green has Victorian and Edwardian terraces near Yardley Road and Westley Road, 1930s and post-war semis, and large inter-war estates such as Fox Hollies.
Rents sit below Hall Green and Moseley, so two and three bed terraces and semis are the mainstream let, and pricing them right matters.
- Heartlands Hospital nearby
- Birmingham Airport, about three miles away
- Fox Hollies Park, Acocks Green Park and the village centre on the Warwick Road
Our work in Acocks Green
We have let or managed more than ten homes in Acocks Green over the last few years, and the rents we achieve sit in line with the local market.
Much of our work here is selective licensing: checking whether an address is in the scheme, putting the application together for the landlord, and keeping the licence conditions met once a tenant is in.
We also manage licensed HMOs. That includes homes let to supported accommodation providers, where we deal with the provider on the landlord's behalf and make sure the risks are understood before anything is signed.
We also run landlord seminars in Birmingham on the new rules, licensing and tax. The next one is in the last week of November 2026. Join the seminar waitlist.
Acocks Green in numbers
A quarter of households rent privately, more than the Birmingham average, and asking rents are lower than in Hall Green next door. Pricing right, and having the licence in place, are what get a home let here.
- At the 2021 Census, 25% of the 9,057 households in Acocks Green ward rented privately, against 23% across Birmingham and 20% in England.
- Homes: 39% semi-detached houses, 32% terraced houses, 14% purpose-built flats, 7% flats in converted houses or buildings, 6% detached houses (Census 2021).
- 34 homes were listed to let in Acocks Green on Rightmove on 31 October 2026. Leaving out rooms and student lets left 16 homes, with a middle asking rent of £995 a month.
- By size: 2 bed £995 (5 homes), 3 bed £1,400 (6 homes). Only sizes with five or more listings are shown.
Asking rents are what landlords advertise, not what tenants end up paying, and a snapshot of a few dozen homes moves from week to week.
Why tenants want to live here
- Acocks Green station, 7 to 9 minutes to Moor Street, with trains on to Snow Hill and to Solihull and Dorridge
- Buses 4 and 4A on the Warwick Road to the city and Solihull, plus the 11A and 11C Outer Circle
- The A41 Warwick Road and A45 Coventry Road, with the M42 a short drive away
Licensing and the rules in Acocks Green
Acocks Green comes under Birmingham City Council. Yes, most likely. Acocks Green is in Acocks Green ward, which is in Birmingham's selective licensing scheme (June 2023 to June 2028), so most privately rented homes there need a licence. Check the exact address with our postcode checker.
The neighbouring South Yardley and Tyseley & Hay Mills wards, which share the B27 postcode, are in the scheme too, so almost every privately rented home in B27 needs a selective licence unless it is a licensed HMO or exempt.
Letting without a licence where one is needed can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000, and tenants can apply for a rent repayment order to get back rent they have paid.
Shared houses: a new small HMO (three to six sharers) needs planning permission anywhere in Birmingham, under the city-wide Article 4 direction in force since 8 June 2020. HMOs with three or four sharers have also needed an additional licence since 5 June 2023, and five or more need a mandatory licence.
Use our Birmingham licensing checker to check a postcode, and our guide to the new renting rules for what changed on 1 May 2026.
Rents in Acocks Green
- £875 a month median (£997 average): asking rents across the B27 postcode district, 47 homes: 1 bed £692, 2 bed £995, 3 bed £1,077, 4 bed £1,487 (home.co.uk, October 2026)
- £1,106 a month: average private rent across Birmingham (1 bed £834, 2 bed £1,009, 3 bed £1,141, 4+ bed £1,587), up 3.3% on a year earlier (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026)
Published averages lag behind the market and mix every kind of home. For a figure for your own property, book a free Tenancy Health Check. By the end of the call you'll know exactly where you stand.
What we charge landlords in Acocks Green
The same published fees as everywhere we work. Managed is what we recommend for most landlords.
Advertising and finding the tenant; referencing; setting up the tenancy; collecting the rent every month; arranging repairs with our contractors, up to £250 per item without needing to ask you; tracking certificates and deadlines, with reminders; keeping the paperwork right as the rules change; your landlord portal for statements, documents and maintenance.
Advertising and finding the tenant; referencing; setting up the tenancy. After move-in, the tenancy and the paperwork are yours to handle. Utility and council tax changeover is not included and can be added from the list below.
See all our fees, or read about letting a buy-to-let with us.