Imperial Road, Birmingham
West Midlands
£150,000
Listed on 24/10/2026
Listed on 24/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
711 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom terraced house is offered with no upward chain and is described as needing updating. The ground floor has two reception rooms and a kitchen, with a rear garden. Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The listing states that central heating and double glazing are present where specified, and gives the property an Energy Performance Rating of D. Located close to local amenities, the house may suit a buyer looking to refurbish or a buy-to-let purchaser.
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 traditional two-bedroom terrace has a useful two-reception layout, and its generally intact brick frontage gives a solid starting point. The photographed rooms offer scope to refresh wall finishes and flooring, update the dated kitchen and bathroom, and bring the overgrown rear garden back into use. The £150,000 asking price is about 5% below the local average per square foot, which is a positive for entry value.
The overall score is nevertheless low because the project economics are tight: adding the £30,000–£55,000 renovation range to the asking price puts the likely spend at roughly £180,000–£205,000, stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of what the house could sell for after renovation.
Key opportunities
- Rework the two-reception layout and refresh the worn floors and damaged wall finishes to give the main living spaces a coherent finish.
- Use the dated kitchen and bathroom as clear opportunities to modernise the home to a consistent standard.
- Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden, making better use of its paved section.
Key risks
- Worn floors and damaged finishes across several photographed rooms, alongside dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, make this a substantial multi-room programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; allow £30,000–£55,000 and plan the work accordingly.
- At the £150,000 asking price, adding the stated works range implies roughly £180,000–£205,000 before fees, leaving total costs stretched against the local average-value benchmark for this floor area.
- Plan on something close to £192,500 all-in — £42,500 of works on top of the asking price — around 18% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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