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Birmingham

Britain’s second city — HS2’s terminus, HSBC UK’s home, and the largest professional-services cluster outside London.

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Avg. price~£234k
Avg. rent~£1,120 pcm
Gross yield5–6%
Forecast growth*+19.9%
Students~70k
Why Birmingham

The UK’s second city, moving fast.

Birmingham has the UK’s second-largest city economy (around £38.9bn of output), the largest business, professional and financial-services cluster outside London, and a £10bn-plus regeneration pipeline — all served by a brand-new HS2 terminus.

  • HS2 terminus city — Curzon Street
  • HSBC UK’s ring-fenced bank HQ
  • Largest professional-services cluster outside London
  • £10bn+ regeneration pipeline
Birmingham landmarkLibrary of Birmingham
Government & major investment

A £10bn-plus pipeline, led by HS2.

From a brand-new high-speed terminus to Commonwealth Games legacy, Birmingham is being rebuilt at a scale unmatched outside London.

£2bnCurzon Street

HS2 Terminus

A brand-new HS2 city-centre terminus — the only one outside London — with services expected 2029–33.

Under construction
£1.9bnCity centre

Smithfield

A new mixed-use district on the former wholesale-markets site, beside the Bullring.

On site
£700mChamberlain Square

Paradise

A multi-phase transformation of the civic centre — offices, hotels and public realm.

Building out
£750mPerry Barr

Games Legacy

Commonwealth Games legacy regeneration — 1,400 homes delivered, 5,000 planned.

Delivering
StudiosDigbeth

BBC + Digbeth Loc

BBC Midlands HQ relocating to Digbeth, beside the Peaky Blinders studios.

~2026–27
£500mSolihull

Birmingham Airport

A masterplan taking the airport to 18m passengers a year by 2033.

Phased
Predicted growth

Forecast among the strongest UK cities.

Savills-cited regional forecasts place Birmingham among the strongest UK cities for medium-term price growth, with HS2 and £10bn of regeneration as the long-term catalysts.

+19.9%Forecast price growth, 2024–2028Savills-cited
5–6%Average gross rental yield todayMarket data
+18.8%Forecast rental growth, 2025–2029Agent forecast
49 minPlanned HS2 journey time to LondonHS2 projection
Education & talent

One of the UK’s largest student cities.

Five universities feed a young, deep talent pool into the city’s finance, professional-services and creative employers.

~70kStudents across five universities
6thUK city for graduate retention (Centre for Cities)
5Universities, including Russell Group
YoungestOne of Europe’s youngest major cities

The University of Birmingham (Russell Group), Aston and Birmingham City University anchor a student population of roughly 70,000 — among the UK’s largest — and one of Europe’s youngest major-city populations.

Connectivity

The best-connected city outside London.

Birmingham sits at the centre of the UK’s motorway and rail network — and HS2 will cut the journey to London to under 50 minutes.

London Euston~1h 19m
London (HS2, planned)~49m
Manchester~1h 30m
West Midlands MetroExpanding
Birmingham Airport18m target
M6 / M5 / M42National hub
Birmingham connectivityNational transport hub
Economy & major employers

The UK’s second-largest city economy.

Birmingham is the biggest business, professional and financial-services centre outside London — and home to the only major UK ring-fenced bank HQ outside the capital.

£38.9bnCity economic output (2023)
#1Professional-services cluster outside London
~4,400Financial & professional-services firms
~2,500HSBC UK staff at 1 Centenary Square

Major employers with a significant Birmingham presence include:

HSBC UKDeutsche BankPwCDeloitteKPMGGoldman SachsHMRCPinsent MasonsBBC
The investor takeaway

“HS2’s terminus, HSBC UK’s home, £10bn of regeneration and one of Europe’s youngest populations — Birmingham is the UK’s second city, and it’s accelerating.”

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*Figures are drawn from public sources including ONS, HESA, Savills and JLL. Forecasts are third-party projections, not guarantees; property values and rents can fall as well as rise. Yields and prices vary by property, area and market conditions. This is general information, not financial advice.