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Lea End Lane, Hopwood, Alvechurch B48

West Midlands

£995,950

Listed on 12/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Area
2651 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached three-bedroom home combines an older character property with later extensions and stands on an approximately one-acre plot in a Green Belt countryside setting. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, a large living room with an inglenook fireplace and wood-burning stove, a kitchen/diner, and a separate dining room with a further stove. The rooms connect to form an interlinked ground-floor arrangement. A substantial extension, begun in 1994 as intended annex accommodation, has its own external entrance. The listing describes its rooms as unfinished and requiring completion and building sign-off. The planned ground-floor layout includes a bedroom, bathroom and living room/kitchen, with stairs leading to a large loft room with eaves storage. This provides scope to complete the space, subject to confirming the required approvals and sign-off. Upstairs in the main house are three bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with built-in storage and an en-suite shower room, plus a family bathroom with a freestanding bath and separate walk-in shower. The property also has a sweeping driveway, block-paved parking, a double garage and wrap-around gardens. There is no central heating system; the stated utilities are LPG and private drainage via a septic tank. Alvechurch and Barnt Green are nearby, with rail and motorway connections within reach.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

55out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a characterful, substantial house with a lot to work with: exposed brick, timber beams and stove fireplaces give the older rooms a strong starting point, while the broad grounds, mature trees, driveway and detached double garage add to its appeal. The unfinished extension is the standout project opportunity, with separate access and a layout intended for annex accommodation; completing it and obtaining building sign-off would let a buyer shape the space to their needs. The main-house finishes are dated but appear usable, so there is scope to refresh them alongside the larger project.

At £376/sq ft, the asking price is level with the local average, which is reasonable value rather than a discount. The economics are softer: purchase plus the estimated refurbishment midpoint looks tight against local benchmarks, before fees or other purchase costs. The £35,000–£75,000 works range should be treated as a substantial project budget, particularly given the unfinished extension and sign-off requirement.

Key opportunities

  • Complete and personalise the extension’s multi-room, separate-access layout, designed for annex-style accommodation, subject to building sign-off.
  • Refresh the main-house interiors while retaining distinctive exposed brick, timber beams, inglenook and stove fireplaces.
  • Make more of the approximately one-acre grounds, mature planting, sweeping driveway and detached double garage.

Key risks

  • The unfinished extension, bare floors and stored materials make this a substantial completion programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; the £35,000–£75,000 works range and required building sign-off need careful budgeting and planning.

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£3,763
Based on a loan of £746,962 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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