Yorkminster Drive, Birmingham
West Midlands
£230,000
Listed on 14/10/2026
Listed on 14/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
798 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house is offered with no upward chain and has a lounge, dining kitchen and first-floor family bathroom. The ground floor also includes a porch and hallway, while the kitchen has fitted units, a hob, oven, cooker hood and space for a washing machine. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a landing with loft access.
The property is described as needing some updating, giving purchasers scope to refresh the accommodation to their own requirements. Outside, there are front and rear gardens, with a rear garage and off-road parking. The listing notes nearby amenities, schools, transport links and commuter routes.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
31out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi has a usable layout and a clear, light-scale canvas for personalisation. The lounge has dated decorative finishes, while the older kitchen and bathroom fittings, worn bedroom floorboards and tired rear fencing offer practical scope to refresh the home; the maintained front lawn and the advertised rear garage and parking add appeal.
The main drawback is the price: at £288 per sq ft, the asking figure is well above the local £242 average. The asking price plus the £6,500–£14,000 refurb range also leaves costs stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this size; that comparison is not a forecast of post-renovation value. There is potential here for someone who values the layout and can improve it efficiently, but the current numbers make it a weak overall opportunity.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the lounge’s dated two-tone finishes and decorative ceiling texture.
- Improve the worn exposed bedroom floorboards with suitable finished flooring after inspection.
- Update the older kitchen and bathroom finishes as needed, and improve the worn rear gate and fencing.
Key risks
- At the asking price, adding the stated refurb budget leaves the overall spend stretched against the local benchmark for a property of this size.
- Budget around £240,250 all-in — £10,250 of works on top of the asking price — roughly 20% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.
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