Sir Richards Drive, Birmingham
West Midlands
£450,000
Listed on 11/07/2026
Listed on 11/07/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1120 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
Description
A three-bedroom detached house in central Harborne, offered with no upward chain. The accommodation includes an entrance hall with a downstairs WC and understairs storage, a lounge opening into a dining room, and a separate kitchen with access to the garage and an additional storage room. Upstairs are three double bedrooms, a landing with built-in storage and a family bathroom.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached Harborne house offers a clear modernisation project: the generous lounge and adjoining reception room provide flexible living space, while the mature, enclosed garden and stated scope to extend (subject to planning) add longer-term possibilities. The dated kitchen and bathroom, older flooring and finishes across several rooms, and worn driveway give a buyer plenty to improve.
The main drawback is the price. At £450,000, the asking price is around 14% above the local £/sqf average, and adding the £30,000–£55,000 refurbishment range leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it makes the current economics difficult to support without a stronger eventual resale value.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom, and refresh flooring and decoration across the house.
- Make use of the lounge and adjoining reception room as flexible living and dining space.
- Improve the established, enclosed garden and explore the stated extension potential, subject to planning permission.
Key risks
- At the asking price, the purchase plus the £30,000–£55,000 works range is stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area, leaving limited support in the current economics.
- Total commitment could reach about £492,500 before you finish, with refurbishment in the region of £42,500, about 20% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
University Rail Station
1.9 miles
Train · Birmingham University
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
2.2 miles
Train · Smethwick
Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)
2.3 miles
Tram · Birmingham
Langley Green Rail Station
2.3 miles
Train · Langley Green
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Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£1,839
Based on a loan of £337,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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