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Ascot Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13

West Midlands

£595,000

Listed on 22/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
2102 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

A four-bedroom detached house on a corner plot in a cul-de-sac, offered with no upward chain. The accommodation includes a reception hall, a through lounge and dining room with bay windows and period-style details, a breakfast room, a separate kitchen with pantry, and a garden room with access to the garden. Upstairs are four bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate WC. Outside, the property has a lawned frontage, a paved driveway with parking for two to three cars, a single garage and a covered side store. The rear garden is described as small and tapered, with established shrubs. The listing states that the house requires a full modernisation programme. It is freehold and has an EPC rating of E.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This detached four-bedroom house has the space and character to make a substantial project: the through lounge, period-style details, generous living areas and garden room offer a strong starting point for a considered redesign. The kitchen and bathroom, finishes across several rooms and overgrown garden all present clear scope to reshape and modernise the property; the garden-room ceiling also needs inspection and making-good.

At £595,000, it is slightly below the local average on a £/sqf basis, which supports the value case. However, purchase plus works looks tight against local benchmarks, so the project’s appeal depends on delivering improvements with discipline rather than relying on an obvious margin.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the generous through lounge, breakfast room and garden room to create a more cohesive set of living and entertaining spaces while retaining the home’s traditional character.
  • A comprehensive update to the kitchen and bathroom, alongside refreshed finishes across the photographed rooms, gives a buyer scope to put a consistent modern style through the house.
  • Tackle the overgrown planting and make better use of the corner plot, with the garage, off-road parking and established front garden adding useful practical features.

Key risks

  • Worn finishes across several rooms, a kitchen and bathroom requiring comprehensive updating, and displaced or missing garden-room ceiling panels make this a substantial multi-room programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; allow for inspection, making-good and a carefully managed sequence of work.

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Location

Ascot Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Moseley Village Rail Station

    0.2 miles

    Train · Balsall Heath

  • Kings Heath Rail Station

    0.4 miles

    Train · Kings Heath

  • Pineapple Road Rail Station

    1.3 miles

    Train · Stirchley

  • Hall Green Rail Station

    1.8 miles

    Train · Hall Green

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£2,248
Based on a loan of £446,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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