Terraced

22 ARKLE CROFT

BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UL

£187,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Bromford Dr / Reynoldstown Rd	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.2 miles
Train station	Stechford	1.4 miles
University	BIMM University Birmingham	3.3 miles
Hospital	Brian Oliver Centre	3.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

73 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£187,000 May 2026

Price per m²

£2,562/m²

Local average

£217,629 (31 sales)

Street crime

370 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 03/10/2025

Expiry date: 02/10/2035

Current heating cost: £754/year

Potential heating cost: £754/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,000

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

Recommendations

Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	26/05/2026	£187,000	Terraced	—	£189,407 to July 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	£187,000
listed	17/09/2025	£185,000

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
68 REYNOLDSTOWN ROAD, BROMFORD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UG	£235,500	28/02/2025	Terraced
1 THIRSK CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UP	£230,000	24/11/2023	Terraced
41 BROMFORD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8SU	£189,000	16/11/2023	Terraced
39 ARKLE CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UL	£165,000	30/10/2023	Terraced
39 DONCASTER WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UD	£175,000	13/09/2023	Terraced
29 ARKLE CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UL	£175,000	28/07/2023	Terraced
3 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ	£200,000	21/07/2023	Terraced
68 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ	£128,500	06/06/2023	Terraced
20 SPRIG CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UT	£170,000	09/05/2023	Terraced
104 BROMFORD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TG	£190,000	28/04/2023	Terraced
124 BROMFORD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TG	£138,000	16/03/2023	Terraced
32 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ	£170,000	10/02/2023	Terraced
43 DONCASTER WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UD	£155,000	27/01/2023	Terraced
4 SUNDEW CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8QR	£161,000	03/10/2022	Terraced
14 TULYAR CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TB	£175,000	22/09/2022	Terraced
45 DONCASTER WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UD	£170,000	05/09/2022	Terraced
8 SUNDEW CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8QR	£176,000	03/08/2022	Terraced
4 NEWMARKET WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8SY	£165,000	12/07/2022	Terraced
2 SUNDEW CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8QR	£155,000	17/06/2022	Terraced
78 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ	£170,000	07/06/2022	Terraced

Area average: £174,650 (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 16.9%

10y growth 44.4%

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

1y (index) 3.3%

5y (index) 15.3%

10y (index) 53.6%

Rental Range

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

Low £989/mo

Realistic £1,099/mo

Optimistic £1,209/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Birmingham.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Detached House, Wheelwright Road, B24	£695/mo	4	0.96 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £695/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.37%

Max investor price (0.8%) £86,875

Target investor price (1%) £69,500

Gross yield 4.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 22.4×

Monthly cashflow £-136/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -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)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~287,046 m² (70.93 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	161
Vehicle crime	36
Criminal damage and arson	30
Shoplifting	28
Burglary	20
Other theft	19
Anti-social behaviour	18
Public order	17
Drugs	13
Robbery	11
Possession of weapons	8
Bicycle theft	3
Other crime	3
Theft from the person	3
Total incidents	370

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
Hodge Hill Girls' School	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2017
Hodge Hill College	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 20 Jul 2016
Braidwood School for the Deaf	Other	0.2 miles	Good — 18 Oct 2013
Hodge Hill Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 24 Jul 2023
Tame Valley Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 13 Jun 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
16/02/2009	19/01/2009	7	—
12/04/2005	18/10/2004	2	1

# 22 ARKLE CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UL

## Property details

- Slug: `66f4524` (address key hash: `66f452429c38ee6898abb51c23c58f1152686e27`)
- Postcode: B36 8UL
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £187,000 May 2026
- Price per m²: £2,562/m²
- Local average: £217,629 (31 sales)
- Street crime: 370 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £187,000
- Date: 2026-05-26
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 02/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £754/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0572-3955-0200-0665-3204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-05-26 | £187,000 | Terraced | — | £189,407 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/559c5ad5-4fd2-afe3-e063-4804a8c004a4) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 22 ARKLE CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UL | £187,000 | 26/05/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167111600](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e9c22c5)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £187,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-17 | £185,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 68 REYNOLDSTOWN ROAD, BROMFORD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UG | £235,500 | 28/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 1 THIRSK CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UP | £230,000 | 24/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 41 BROMFORD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8SU | £189,000 | 16/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 39 ARKLE CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UL | £165,000 | 30/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 39 DONCASTER WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UD | £175,000 | 13/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 29 ARKLE CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UL | £175,000 | 28/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 3 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ | £200,000 | 21/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 68 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ | £128,500 | 06/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 20 SPRIG CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UT | £170,000 | 09/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 104 BROMFORD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TG | £190,000 | 28/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 124 BROMFORD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TG | £138,000 | 16/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 32 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ | £170,000 | 10/02/2023 | Terraced |
| 43 DONCASTER WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UD | £155,000 | 27/01/2023 | Terraced |
| 4 SUNDEW CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8QR | £161,000 | 03/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 14 TULYAR CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TB | £175,000 | 22/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 45 DONCASTER WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8UD | £170,000 | 05/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 8 SUNDEW CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8QR | £176,000 | 03/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 NEWMARKET WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8SY | £165,000 | 12/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 SUNDEW CROFT, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8QR | £155,000 | 17/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 78 ASHOLME CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 8TJ | £170,000 | 07/06/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £174,650 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 16.9%
- **10y growth:** 44.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Birmingham; Terraced series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 53.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £989/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,099/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,209/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Wheelwright Road, B24 | £695/mo | 4 | 0.96 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £695/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.37% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £86,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £69,500

*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 £695/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-136/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -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 | 161 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Other theft | 19 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **370** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hodge Hill Girls' School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2017 |
| Hodge Hill College | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 20 Jul 2016 |
| Braidwood School for the Deaf | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 18 Oct 2013 |
| Hodge Hill Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 24 Jul 2023 |
| Tame Valley Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 13 Jun 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #6334317
- **Address:** 22 Arkle Croft, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8UL
- **Certificate Issued:** 16/02/2009
- **Work Completed:** 19/01/2009
- **Items:** 7 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #2628031
- **Address:** 22 Arkle Croft, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8UL
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/04/2005
- **Work Completed:** 18/10/2004
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 1 door(s)