Vera Road, Birmingham, B26
West Midlands
£367,500
Listed on 03/09/2026
Listed on 03/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1087 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached house in Yardley has a lounge, separate dining room, fitted kitchen, conservatory and utility area, with a family bathroom and separate WC upstairs. The ground floor also includes an entrance hall and porch. The property has a side garage, off-road parking and a large rear garden. The accommodation offers scope for updating, while the garden and existing conservatory provide additional space to consider as part of any future plans. Any extension would be subject to planning and other necessary checks.
The house is within reach of the Swan Shopping Centre and local schools including Yardley Primary, Gilbertstone Primary and Cockshut Hill School. The A45, bus services and nearby rail connections provide routes towards Birmingham city centre, Solihull, Birmingham Airport and the NEC.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
40out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached three-bedroom home has a substantial canvas to work with: separate lounge and dining room, conservatory, utility area, garage, driveway and a large established garden. The dated finishes across several rooms offer scope for a medium-scale programme, including updating the kitchen and bathroom, refreshing decoration and flooring, and improving the garden. The conservatory roof panels also show staining, while any extension potential remains subject to planning and feasibility.
The main drawback is the price: £367,500 is around 18.5% above the local average per square foot. With the purchase price and a mid-to-substantial works programme combined, the outlay is stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that comparison is with current local values, not a forecast of renovated value. The good location and detached-house fundamentals are appealing, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the asking price.
Key opportunities
- Rework the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes as part of a coherent update to the home.
- Refresh older decoration and flooring across the usable living and bedroom spaces.
- Make the most of the large established garden, garage and conservatory; any extension would require planning and feasibility checks.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, adding a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area.
- All-in costs look stretched after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 25% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Lea Hall Rail Station
1.2 miles
Train · Lea Hall
Stechford Rail Station
1.3 miles
Train · Stechford
Acocks Green Rail Station
1.4 miles
Train · Acocks Green
Tyseley Rail Station
1.7 miles
Train · Tyseley
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Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£1,502
Based on a loan of £275,625 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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