Terraced 2 sales on record

53 MILLPOOL GARDENS

BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU

£224,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Alcester Rd South / Warstock Rd	0.1 miles
Shop	Kings Opticians	0.1 miles
Train station	Yardley Wood	1.4 miles
University	Birmingham City University, Bournville Campus	2.4 miles
Hospital	West Heath Hospital	3.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

78 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£224,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,872/m²

Local average

£247,977 (62 sales)

Street crime

310 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 29/03/2019

Expiry date: 28/03/2029

Current heating cost: £486/year

Potential heating cost: £390/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,725

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£224,000	Terraced	+32.2%	£228,685 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/08/2019	£169,500	Terraced	—	£225,340 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	£224,000
listed	03/11/2025	£230,000
sold	01/01/2019	£169,500

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
117 MARSHAM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5HF	£246,000	22/01/2026	Terraced
472 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 6EP	£300,000	16/12/2025	Terraced
105 MARSHAM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5HF	£247,500	17/01/2025	Terraced
145 MARSHAM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5HG	£216,000	31/08/2023	Terraced
YEW TREE COTTAGES 2 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EN	£285,000	12/07/2023	Terraced
736 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EZ	£153,000	12/05/2023	Terraced
71 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU	£197,500	13/01/2023	Terraced
28 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF	£210,100	14/11/2022	Terraced
50 SLADEPOOL FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DJ	£284,000	08/11/2022	Terraced
698 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5ET	£228,000	25/10/2022	Terraced
49 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU	£210,000	07/10/2022	Terraced
20 GRENDON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 4RB	£240,000	23/05/2022	Terraced
18 WHITLAND DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EX	£193,000	22/02/2022	Terraced
3 GRENDON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 4RB	£205,000	18/02/2022	Terraced
55 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU	£178,000	11/02/2022	Terraced
750 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EZ	£145,000	02/12/2021	Terraced
25 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF	£170,000	30/11/2021	Terraced
20 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF	£145,000	26/11/2021	Terraced
31 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF	£157,000	27/09/2021	Terraced
19 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU	£187,500	27/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £209,880 (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 5.7%

10y growth 22.9%

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

1y (index) 1.3%

5y (index) 17.8%

10y (index) 60.2%

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, Easmore Close, B14	£1,250/mo	3	0.71 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.56%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 6.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 14.9×

Monthly cashflow £218/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 4%

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	116
Shoplifting	35
Vehicle crime	33
Criminal damage and arson	30
Other theft	21
Anti-social behaviour	19
Public order	16
Robbery	14
Burglary	11
Drugs	5
Other crime	5
Possession of weapons	2
Theft from the person	2
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	310

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
St Alban's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 20 Dec 2013
Grendon Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 13 May 2015
St Jude's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 13 Dec 2022
Highters Heath Community School	Primary	0.6 miles	Inadequate — 5 May 2022
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 29 Jan 2024

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 53 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU

## Property details

- Slug: `8dab14b` (address key hash: `8dab14bdf9804ba8562c53a28d1e3490e7e0b722`)
- Postcode: B14 5EU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 78 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £224,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,872/m²
- Local average: £247,977 (62 sales)
- Street crime: 310 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £224,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 28/03/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £486/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,725

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8802-6616-2329-8527-4713)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £224,000 | Terraced | +32.2% | £228,685 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-c2f8-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2019-08-16 | £169,500 | Terraced | — | £225,340 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/93e6821e-fcc7-40fd-e053-6b04a8c0c1df) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 53 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU | £224,000 | 30/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 53 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU | £169,500 | 16/08/2019 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168941942](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/82dab55)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £224,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-03 | £230,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £169,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 117 MARSHAM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5HF | £246,000 | 22/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 472 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 6EP | £300,000 | 16/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 105 MARSHAM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5HF | £247,500 | 17/01/2025 | Terraced |
| 145 MARSHAM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5HG | £216,000 | 31/08/2023 | Terraced |
| YEW TREE COTTAGES 2 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EN | £285,000 | 12/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 736 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EZ | £153,000 | 12/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 71 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU | £197,500 | 13/01/2023 | Terraced |
| 28 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF | £210,100 | 14/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 50 SLADEPOOL FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DJ | £284,000 | 08/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 698 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5ET | £228,000 | 25/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 49 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU | £210,000 | 07/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 20 GRENDON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 4RB | £240,000 | 23/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 18 WHITLAND DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EX | £193,000 | 22/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 GRENDON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 4RB | £205,000 | 18/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 55 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU | £178,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 750 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EZ | £145,000 | 02/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 25 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF | £170,000 | 30/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 20 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF | £145,000 | 26/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 31 NORLAN DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5DF | £157,000 | 27/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 19 MILLPOOL GARDENS, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 5EU | £187,500 | 27/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £209,880 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 5.7%
- **10y growth:** 22.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 60.2%

## 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, Easmore Close, B14 | £1,250/mo | 3 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.56% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*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 £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £218/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4%

*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 | 116 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **310** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 20 Dec 2013 |
| Grendon Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 13 May 2015 |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 13 Dec 2022 |
| Highters Heath Community School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Inadequate — 5 May 2022 |
| Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 29 Jan 2024 |