# 6 FLAT 2 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ

## Property details

- Slug: `53bec86` (address key hash: `53bec865090a52f7f5bf20de59cfe20a9d98fa1d`)
- Postcode: B31 2FQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Last sold: £175,000 Jan 2026
- Local average: £130,836 (32 sales)
- Street crime: 258 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £175,000
- Date: 2026-01-20
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-20 | £175,000 | Flat | +5.1% | £175,914 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-9b89-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2006-11-03 | £166,456 | Flat | — | £225,536 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/f6d6b65c-9383-4b13-8508-9aff17b845a6) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 6 FLAT 2 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £175,000 | 20/01/2026 | Flat |
| 6 FLAT 2 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £166,456 | 03/11/2006 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| BOURNBROOK HOUSE, 62 APARTMENT 8 NEW HOUSE FARM DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2GL | £60,000 | 14/08/2025 | Flat |
| 26 APARTMENT 7 GRIFFIN CLOSE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FJ | £115,000 | 21/12/2023 | Flat |
| 28 APARTMENT 29 GRIFFIN CLOSE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FJ | £159,000 | 20/12/2023 | Flat |
| 6 FLAT 18 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £159,000 | 07/12/2023 | Flat |
| 6 FLAT 8 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £145,000 | 24/11/2023 | Flat |
| MITCHAM COURT, 36 FLAT 3 ABDON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B29 4PH | £72,000 | 09/08/2023 | Flat |
| 28 APARTMENT 24 GRIFFIN CLOSE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FJ | £124,000 | 24/03/2023 | Flat |
| 3 APARTMENT 35 WOODBROOKE GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FP | £165,000 | 06/02/2023 | Flat |
| WOODBROOKE HOUSE, 46 APARTMENT 21 NEW HOUSE FARM DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2GP | £60,000 | 20/12/2022 | Flat |
| MITCHAM COURT, 36 FLAT 6 ABDON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B29 4PH | £110,000 | 01/12/2022 | Flat |
| 8 FLAT 23 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £132,500 | 07/10/2022 | Flat |
| 8 FLAT 28 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £185,000 | 02/09/2022 | Flat |
| 26 APARTMENT 15 GRIFFIN CLOSE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FJ | £155,000 | 31/08/2022 | Flat |
| 24 APARTMENT 8 OAKVILLE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2AN | £114,000 | 10/06/2022 | Flat |
| WAKEFIELD COURT, 29 FLAT 5 ABDON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B29 4PG | £86,500 | 10/06/2022 | Flat |
| 1 APARTMENT 8 WOODBROOKE GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FP | £132,500 | 13/05/2022 | Flat |
| 10 FLAT 50 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £181,000 | 22/04/2022 | Flat |
| BOURNVILLE HOUSE, 45 APARTMENT 6 WOODBROOKE GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FG | £176,000 | 25/03/2022 | Flat |
| 10 FLAT 51 MIDDLEPARK DRIVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B31 2FQ | £169,950 | 25/03/2022 | Flat |
| SANDOWN COURT, 25 FLAT 1 ABDON AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B29 4NZ | £110,000 | 25/03/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £130,573 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 20.6%
- **10y growth:** 7.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Birmingham; Flats and maisonettes series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £977/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,086/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,195/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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Shenley Lane, B29 | £899/mo | 1 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £899/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.51% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £112,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £89,900

*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 £899/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £95/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.2%

*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 | 113 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Public order | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **258** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Bournville School | Other | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 29 Apr 2024 |
| Northfield Manor Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2021 |
| St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 12 Jan 2023 |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 17 May 2023 |
| Victoria School | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 8 Jul 2024 |