Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

65 CHILCOTE CLOSE

BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB

£280,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Kedleston Rd / Fallowfield Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	Collar & Tie	0.2 miles
Train station	Yardley Wood	0.5 miles
University	University of Birmingham School of Dentistry	3.7 miles
Hospital	West Heath Hospital	4.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

97 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£280,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,887/m²

Local average

£346,339 (56 sales)

Street crime

264 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 06/01/2025

Expiry date: 05/01/2035

Current heating cost: £1,133/year

Potential heating cost: £841/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,725

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£50)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	18/02/2026	£280,000	Semi-detached	+25%	£285,851 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	06/03/2025	£224,000	Semi-detached	—	£229,594 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£280,000
listed	07/11/2025	£280,000
sold	01/01/2025	£224,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
34 BARTON LODGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RJ	£315,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
85 EGGINTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0LY	£320,000	22/07/2025	Semi-detached
37 DALBURY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NE	£420,000	07/12/2023	Semi-detached
38 BARTON CROFT, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0UY	£290,000	19/12/2022	Semi-detached
170 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0QA	£420,000	01/12/2022	Semi-detached
336 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RD	£320,000	29/11/2022	Semi-detached
153 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PY	£315,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
346 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RD	£363,000	24/10/2022	Semi-detached
91 SCRIBERS LANE, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PP	£335,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
25 CHILCOTE CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB	£291,000	29/09/2022	Semi-detached
48 DALBURY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NF	£410,000	23/08/2022	Semi-detached
119 SANDGATE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0UJ	£64,500	04/08/2022	Semi-detached
81 KEDLESTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0ND	£325,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
43 HILTON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PE	£316,000	31/05/2022	Semi-detached
29 CHILCOTE CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB	£252,500	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
25 SCRIBERS LANE, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NY	£303,000	27/04/2022	Semi-detached
78 KEDLESTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NP	£311,000	13/04/2022	Semi-detached
34 BARTON CROFT, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0UY	£260,000	08/04/2022	Semi-detached
344 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RD	£280,000	25/02/2022	Semi-detached
34 HILTON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PE	£299,950	11/02/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £310,548 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 19.2%

10y growth 58.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Birmingham. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.9%

5y (index) 19.2%

10y (index) 60.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Birmingham. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £979/mo

Realistic £1,088/mo

Optimistic £1,197/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Birmingham.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Birmingham: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Grosvenor Square, B28	£1,200/mo	3	0.16 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Maisonette, Slade Lane, B28	£1,350/mo	3	0.5 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,275/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.46%

Max investor price (0.8%) £159,375

Target investor price (1%) £127,500

Gross yield 5.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 18.3×

Monthly cashflow £20/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.3%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 2

Risk: In flood risk area

Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	105
Shoplifting	48
Burglary	18
Criminal damage and arson	16
Vehicle crime	16
Public order	14
Other theft	12
Anti-social behaviour	11
Other crime	9
Drugs	8
Robbery	3
Possession of weapons	2
Theft from the person	2
Total incidents	264

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Chilcote Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Outstanding — 29 Apr 2014
Haslucks Green School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 4 Sep 2014
Yardley Wood Community Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 3 Mar 2014
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 22 Nov 2022
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Outstanding — 29 Sep 2014

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# 65 CHILCOTE CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB

## Property details

- Slug: `1146388` (address key hash: `11463888c91a1c81c6f1145c216c659812c3c015`)
- Postcode: B28 0PB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 97 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £280,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,887/m²
- Local average: £346,339 (56 sales)
- Street crime: 264 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £280,000
- Date: 2026-02-18
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 05/01/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,133/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,725

### Recommendations
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£50)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/1616-3055-2002-0309-7906)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-18 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | +25% | £285,851 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-6adc-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2025-03-06 | £224,000 | Semi-detached | — | £229,594 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4777e0ae-e938-5d59-e063-4804a8c09f8e) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 65 CHILCOTE CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB | £280,000 | 18/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 65 CHILCOTE CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB | £224,000 | 06/03/2025 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169121765](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2ba9174)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £280,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-07 | £280,000 |
| sold | 2025-01-01 | £224,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 34 BARTON LODGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RJ | £315,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 85 EGGINTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0LY | £320,000 | 22/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 37 DALBURY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NE | £420,000 | 07/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 38 BARTON CROFT, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0UY | £290,000 | 19/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 170 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0QA | £420,000 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 336 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RD | £320,000 | 29/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 153 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PY | £315,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 346 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RD | £363,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 91 SCRIBERS LANE, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PP | £335,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 CHILCOTE CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB | £291,000 | 29/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 48 DALBURY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NF | £410,000 | 23/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 119 SANDGATE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0UJ | £64,500 | 04/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 81 KEDLESTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0ND | £325,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 43 HILTON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PE | £316,000 | 31/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 CHILCOTE CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PB | £252,500 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 SCRIBERS LANE, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NY | £303,000 | 27/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 78 KEDLESTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0NP | £311,000 | 13/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 BARTON CROFT, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0UY | £260,000 | 08/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 344 BALDWINS LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0RD | £280,000 | 25/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 HILTON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B28 0PE | £299,950 | 11/02/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £310,548 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 19.2%
- **10y growth:** 58.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Birmingham; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 60.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Birmingham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £979/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,088/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,197/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Birmingham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Grosvenor Square, B28 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.16 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Maisonette, Slade Lane, B28 | £1,350/mo | 3 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,275/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.46% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £159,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £127,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,275/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £20/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 105 |
| Shoplifting | 48 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Other crime | 9 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **264** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Chilcote Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Outstanding — 29 Apr 2014 |
| Haslucks Green School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 4 Sep 2014 |
| Yardley Wood Community Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 3 Mar 2014 |
| St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 22 Nov 2022 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Outstanding — 29 Sep 2014 |