Terraced 2 sales on record

117 ASHES ROAD

OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RD

£195,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	York Rd / Durham Rd	0.2 miles
Shop	Lisa Jay Hair Extensions	0.2 miles
Train station	Rowley Regis	0.7 miles
University	University of Birmingham School of Dentistry	5.1 miles
Hospital	Bilston Street Surgery	5.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

92 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£195,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,120/m²

Local average

£186,191 (28 sales)

Street crime

295 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 12/01/2022

Expiry date: 11/01/2032

Current heating cost: £834/year

Potential heating cost: £659/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,900

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
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	27/02/2026	£195,000	Terraced	+8.3%	£201,290 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	14/04/2022	£180,000	Terraced	—	£215,155 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	£195,000
listed	23/10/2025	£195,000
sold	01/01/2022	£180,000

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
50 TITFORD LANE, ROWLEY REGIS, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B65 0PT	£140,000	07/11/2025	Terraced
19 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX	£90,000	10/10/2025	Terraced
184 POOL LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QS	£165,000	22/07/2025	Terraced
178 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB	£210,000	29/01/2025	Terraced
859 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RU	£215,000	20/12/2023	Terraced
140 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB	£222,200	21/08/2023	Terraced
2 MALLARD DRIVE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QU	£204,000	18/08/2023	Terraced
154 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB	£190,000	16/08/2023	Terraced
10 VICTORIA MEWS, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RP	£165,000	14/07/2023	Terraced
855 - 857 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RU	£300,000	20/06/2023	Terraced
859 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RU	£130,000	15/06/2023	Terraced
49 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX	£187,000	13/06/2023	Terraced
42 MALLARD DRIVE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QU	£166,500	16/12/2022	Terraced
176 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB	£223,000	16/12/2022	Terraced
WATERSIDE COURT 3 TITFORD ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QT	£260,000	16/12/2022	Terraced
34 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX	£112,000	24/11/2022	Terraced
279 CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LT	£169,000	04/11/2022	Terraced
62 MALLARD DRIVE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QU	£175,000	03/11/2022	Terraced
34 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX	£75,000	05/10/2022	Terraced
13 JEFFREY ROAD, ROWLEY REGIS, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B65 0RX	£190,000	16/09/2022	Terraced

Area average: £179,435 (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 32.1%

10y growth 46.1%

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

1y (index) 4.8%

5y (index) 33.7%

10y (index) 83%

Rental Range

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

Low £846/mo

Realistic £940/mo

Optimistic £1,034/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Sandwell.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Black Country: 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
2 Bed Terraced House, Ashes Road, B69	£399/mo	2	0.05 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Penncricket Lane, B68	£795/mo	1	0.21 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Causeway Green Road, B68	£575/mo	1	0.23 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Old College Avenue, B68	£1,200/mo	2	0.39 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Titford Road, B69	£995/mo	2	0.5 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £793/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

This street 2.7% gross yield avg £180,111 sale, £399/mo rent

Rent ratio 0.41%

Max investor price (0.8%) £99,375

Target investor price (1%) £79,500

Gross yield 4.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 20.4×

Monthly cashflow £-77/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -1.6%

This street — Gross yield for this street only (Land Registry sales + rental comparables, same postcode + street).
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	129
Shoplifting	46
Criminal damage and arson	22
Vehicle crime	21
Public order	18
Other theft	14
Drugs	9
Possession of weapons	9
Burglary	8
Other crime	8
Anti-social behaviour	6
Robbery	4
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	295

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
Causeway Green Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 25 Jun 2023
Al Khair Primary School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2024
The Primrose Centre	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 5 Feb 2023
The Orchard School	Other	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 5 Feb 2023
Langley Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 18 Apr 2013

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 117 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RD

## Property details

- Slug: `7d84a34` (address key hash: `7d84a343a91ceefc4bcb1d51f0495b9888d1a0d1`)
- Postcode: B69 4RD
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 92 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £195,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,120/m²
- Local average: £186,191 (28 sales)
- Street crime: 295 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £195,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 11/01/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £834/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,900

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- G (£350 - £450)
- 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/2111-1162-7032-6754-0326)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £195,000 | Terraced | +8.3% | £201,290 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-dc0c-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2022-04-14 | £180,000 | Terraced | — | £215,155 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e2d14906-4007-4c2d-e053-6b04a8c0422b) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 117 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RD | £195,000 | 27/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 117 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RD | £180,000 | 14/04/2022 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168544370](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4b4c653)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £195,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-23 | £195,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £180,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 50 TITFORD LANE, ROWLEY REGIS, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B65 0PT | £140,000 | 07/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 19 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX | £90,000 | 10/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 184 POOL LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QS | £165,000 | 22/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 178 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB | £210,000 | 29/01/2025 | Terraced |
| 859 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RU | £215,000 | 20/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 140 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB | £222,200 | 21/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 2 MALLARD DRIVE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QU | £204,000 | 18/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 154 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB | £190,000 | 16/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 10 VICTORIA MEWS, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RP | £165,000 | 14/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 855 - 857 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RU | £300,000 | 20/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 859 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RU | £130,000 | 15/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 49 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX | £187,000 | 13/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 42 MALLARD DRIVE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QU | £166,500 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 176 ASHES ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4RB | £223,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| WATERSIDE COURT 3 TITFORD ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QT | £260,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 34 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX | £112,000 | 24/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 279 CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LT | £169,000 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 62 MALLARD DRIVE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B69 4QU | £175,000 | 03/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 34 PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B68 8LX | £75,000 | 05/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 13 JEFFREY ROAD, ROWLEY REGIS, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B65 0RX | £190,000 | 16/09/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £179,435 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 32.1%
- **10y growth:** 46.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sandwell; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 33.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 83%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £846/mo
- **Realistic:** £940/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,034/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Black Country (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Ashes Road, B69 | £399/mo | 2 | 0.05 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Penncricket Lane, B68 | £795/mo | 1 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Causeway Green Road, B68 | £575/mo | 1 | 0.23 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Old College Avenue, B68 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Titford Road, B69 | £995/mo | 2 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £793/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £99,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £79,500

*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

- **This street:** 2.7% gross yield (avg £180,111 sale, £399/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £795/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-77/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.6%

*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 | 129 |
| Shoplifting | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **295** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Causeway Green Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 25 Jun 2023 |
| Al Khair Primary School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| The Primrose Centre | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 5 Feb 2023 |
| The Orchard School | Other | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 5 Feb 2023 |
| Langley Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 18 Apr 2013 |