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Grebe Close, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23

West Midlands

£260,000

Listed on 27/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1019 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house is offered with no onward chain and has a driveway, integral garage and enclosed rear garden. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, a front lounge with a bay window and fireplace, a separate dining room, a fitted kitchen and a utility room with access to the garden. The kitchen has wall and base units and is described as having scope for modernisation.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This three-bedroom semi has a useful family layout, with separate lounge and dining rooms, a driveway, integral garage and a generous enclosed garden. The photographed interiors are usable but dated, giving scope for a light refresh; the worn utility flooring and overgrown garden also offer straightforward improvements. The garage may have conversion potential, subject to feasibility and consents.

The main drawback is the price: £260,000 is about 13.5% above the local £/sqf average. With the purchase price and a mid-to-substantial works programme, the overall outlay also looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this size; that comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of renovated value. The good fundamentals and low apparent risk provide some appeal, but this is a weak-value opportunity at the asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated, usable living areas and bedrooms to give the home a more cohesive finish.
  • Modernise the worn-looking kitchen and improve the damaged utility flooring as part of a light update.
  • Clear and landscape the generous enclosed garden; investigate the garage's potential separately, subject to feasibility and consents.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, the purchase and improvement programme leave the overall cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • The all-in picture is soft after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 15% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Location

Grebe Close, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Witton (West Midlands) Rail Station

    0.7 miles

    Train · Witton

  • Gravelly Hill Rail Station

    0.9 miles

    Train · Gravelly Hill

  • Aston Rail Station

    1.0 miles

    Train · Aston

  • Perry Barr Rail Station

    1.3 miles

    Train · Perry Barr

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£982
Based on a loan of £195,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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