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Croyde Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham

West Midlands

£240,000

Listed on 05/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Terraced

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom mid-terraced house in Great Barr is offered with no upward chain. The ground floor has an enclosed porch and entrance hall, a front-facing fitted kitchen, and a spacious open-plan living and dining room at the rear. Upstairs are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside, the property has a rear garden with a patio and lawn, plus a front driveway and an integral garage for parking or storage. The listing notes potential for a rear extension, subject to the necessary permissions. The house is described as suitable for modernisation, giving a buyer scope to update it to their own requirements. Local shops, public transport and schools are nearby.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a light-touch project with a strong starting point: the spacious living and dining area and the bedrooms look clean and well kept, while the driveway and integral garage add useful practicality. The dated kitchen and bathroom offer scope to personalise, and clearing the overgrown garden would make better use of its lawn and patio. The listing also mentions possible rear-extension potential, subject to permissions, though feasibility is not established here.

The score is a weaker overall opportunity because value is still difficult to assess: the floor area is missing, so the asking price of £240,000 cannot yet be compared with local £/sqf. The cul-de-sac setting and nearby shops, transport and schools are positives, but getting the floor area would help clarify the value case.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom to suit your taste; both appear usable, so these updates are optional.
  • Clear and maintain the overgrown garden to bring the lawn and patio back into use.
  • Explore the listing’s stated rear-extension potential, subject to permissions and a separate feasibility assessment.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Croyde Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station

    0.6 miles

    Train · Hamstead

  • Perry Barr Rail Station

    1.9 miles

    Train · Perry Barr

  • Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station

    2.3 miles

    Train · Tame Bridge

  • Witton (West Midlands) Rail Station

    2.6 miles

    Train · Witton

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£981
Based on a loan of £180,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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