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Fourth Avenue, Bordesley Green, Birmingham

West Midlands

£130,000Guide Price

Listed on 22/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Terraced
Area
966 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

A three-bedroom mid-terrace house with two reception rooms, a kitchen and a ground-floor WC, alongside a first-floor shower room. The accommodation also includes an entrance hall, outer lobby and loft access. The property has front and rear gardens and is offered with no upward chain. The house is described as requiring full refurbishment, providing scope for a purchaser to modernise the existing accommodation, subject to any necessary consents. It is in an established residential area with access to local amenities, schools and transport links. Offered at auction through the Modern Method of Auction, the sale involves a reservation agreement and additional buyer fees; prospective purchasers should review the auction terms and information pack.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

69out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £130,000, this three-bedroom terrace is priced well below the local average per square foot, making the asking price a clear opportunity for someone ready to take on the work. Its two-reception layout and front and rear gardens provide a useful canvas to reshape and modernise, while the dated kitchen, shower room and worn finishes offer scope to put a consistent specification throughout. The home has been in the same market cycle only rarely, having not been offered for sale in over 80 years.

This is a substantial project rather than a cosmetic update: staining or deterioration is visible in several interior areas, and the rear garden is overgrown. The asking price plus the supplied £45,000–£75,000 renovation range gives a broad purchase-and-works scale of £175,000–£205,000 before fees; the engine’s midpoint comparison is not a renovated-value estimate. The visible frontage shows no clear major structural defect, but the staining merits investigation.

Key opportunities

  • Use the three-bedroom, two-reception layout as a flexible base for a full modernisation to suit an owner-occupier or future buyer.
  • Replace the dated kitchen and refresh the shower room as part of a coherent new interior specification.
  • Acquire at a notably low asking price per square foot and improve the front and rear gardens, including clearing the dense overgrowth.

Key risks

  • The £45,000–£75,000 works range and worn or unfinished surfaces across several photographed areas point to a substantial, multi-room programme rather than a cosmetic refresh.
  • Visible staining or deterioration in several interior areas needs investigation to establish its cause and the appropriate repair scope.

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Fourth Avenue, Bordesley Green, Birmingham
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£491
Based on a loan of £97,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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