How much is contractor accommodation in Birmingham per night?

Typically £25–£45 per person per night with all bills included. Properties near HS2 and the city centre average £28–£35 per person per night. That compares with £64–£100+ for a single budget hotel room.

What's the cheapest way to house a crew of four in Birmingham?

A three- or four-bed contractor house on a Mon–Fri weekly rate. At around £30 per person per night, a crew of four pays roughly £480 for a four-night week versus £1,000+ in separate hotel rooms — plus you get a kitchen, laundry and van parking.

Can I negotiate the price of contractor accommodation?

On Offer2Stay, yes — it's built in. Guests send a counter-offer instead of paying the listed rate, and hosts (who set a private floor price) accept, decline or counter back. Longer bookings and repeat Mon–Fri stays get the best acceptance rates.

Where should HS2 workers stay in Birmingham?

Digbeth, Nechells and Bordesley Green are closest to the Curzon Street site. All three have contractor houses within a short drive or walk of Eastside, and sit on the edge of (or outside) the Clean Air Zone.

Do contractor houses in Birmingham include parking?

Most do — usually a driveway or free street parking — but always confirm it suits your vehicle. Inside the A4540 ring road, factor in Birmingham's Clean Air Zone daily charge for non-compliant vans.

Do I have to book weekends I won't use?

No. Mon–Fri bookings are standard for contractor stays, and many hosts prefer them. Recurring 4-night bookings over several weeks typically price below the standard nightly rate.

Contractor Accommodation in Birmingham (2026 Guide)

Overview

Birmingham is one of the busiest construction markets in the UK right now, and if you're bringing a crew to the city in 2026 you'll be competing for beds with thousands of other tradespeople. This guide covers where the work is, what accommodation actually costs per person, how to house crews of different sizes, and how to keep weekly costs down on Monday-to-Friday stays.

Why Birmingham is booming for contractors in 2026

The scale of construction in Birmingham right now is hard to overstate. The headline schemes bringing crews into the city include:

HS2 Curzon Street station. Britain's first brand-new intercity terminus since the 19th century is now visibly rising out of the ground. Foundation works wrapped up with the final piles installed in early 2026, and in June 2026 contractors began lifting the first of more than 556 concrete beams into position — horizontal beams up to 34 metres long and weighing as much as 58 tonnes, supporting the station's seven platforms. At peak, more than a thousand people are expected to be employed on the Curzon Street project through Mace Dragados and its supply chain. That is a lot of workers needing a bed within commuting distance of Eastside.

Ladywood Estate regeneration. A £2.2 billion partnership between Birmingham City Council and Berkeley St Joseph to deliver up to 12,000 new homes over 20 years. The hybrid planning application is expected during 2026, with a kick-start site of around 1,000 homes lined up first — meaning early enabling, demolition and infrastructure work will start drawing in trades well before main construction begins.

Paradise, phase three. The final phase of the city-centre Paradise development, including the Octagon residential tower and Three Chamberlain Square, continues to keep fit-out and finishing trades busy in the heart of the city.

Smithfield. The £1.9 billion Smithfield regeneration — the largest city-centre development of its kind in the UK — has had a bumpy ride following the council's Section 114 notice, but the sheer size of the masterplan (3,000 homes plus new markets and public realm) means it remains a long-term source of work in Digbeth and the southern city centre.

Add the usual churn of commercial fit-outs, road schemes and housing sites across the West Midlands, and demand for contractor digs in Birmingham is consistently strong — which is exactly why booking smart matters.

	Contractor house	Budget hotel
Nightly cost per person	£30 (typical)	£64–£100+ (single room)
4 nights, crew of 4	£480	£1,024–£1,600+
Kitchen for meal prep	Yes — saves £15–£25 pp/day on food	No — eating out every night
Parking for vans	Usually free driveway/street	Often £15–£25 per van per night
Laundry	Washing machine included	Paid service or none
One invoice for the crew	Yes	Separate rooms, separate bills

Contractor Accommodation in Birmingham (2026 Guide)

Overview

Why Birmingham is booming for contractors in 2026

Tell hosts what you are looking for

What contractor accommodation costs in Birmingham

Per-person cost comparison: digs vs hotels (crew of 4, Mon–Fri)

Crew-size guidance: what to book

Where to stay for each site

Monday-to-Friday stays: tips for keeping costs down

How booking with Offer2Stay works

Publishing notes for Kris

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