Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

42 DARLEY AVENUE

BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JB

£219,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Bucklands End Lane / Hodge Hill Rd	0.1 miles
Shop	One Stop	0.2 miles
Train station	Stechford	1.0 miles
Hospital	Brian Oliver Centre	2.8 miles
University	BIMM University Birmingham	4.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

39 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£219,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,615/m²

Local average

£240,331 (20 sales)

Street crime

474 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 09/08/2025

Expiry date: 08/08/2035

Current heating cost: £648/year

Potential heating cost: £416/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £28,900

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

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
High performance external doors (£2,700 - £3,600)
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	27/03/2026	£219,000	Semi-detached	+94.7%	£221,610 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	26/02/2010	£112,500	Semi-detached	—	£217,942 to June 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	£219,000
listed	12/08/2025	£220,000
sold	01/01/2010	£112,500

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
102 FALMOUTH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6EJ	£235,000	31/03/2026	Semi-detached
15 ORKNEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BY	£300,000	16/12/2025	Semi-detached
139 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HX	£71,000	16/12/2025	Semi-detached
47 FOWEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DS	£282,500	05/12/2025	Semi-detached
67 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JB	£205,000	25/11/2025	Semi-detached
45 ASHVILLE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6NA	£331,000	14/07/2025	Semi-detached
3 ARRAN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DD	£253,000	27/06/2025	Semi-detached
54 HEATH WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6NB	£266,820	24/11/2023	Semi-detached
48 COLE HALL LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HN	£75,000	03/11/2023	Semi-detached
5 ORKNEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BY	£225,000	30/10/2023	Semi-detached
61 ASHVILLE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6NA	£195,000	20/10/2023	Semi-detached
60 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BP	£235,000	24/04/2023	Semi-detached
14 TEESDALE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JG	£58,500	15/12/2022	Semi-detached
35 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JD	£190,000	30/11/2022	Semi-detached
6 ORKNEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BY	£200,000	28/11/2022	Semi-detached
149 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HX	£225,000	14/10/2022	Semi-detached
27 FOWEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DS	£200,754	13/10/2022	Semi-detached
2 MOAT DRIVE, BUCKLAND END, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HF	£265,000	07/10/2022	Semi-detached
32 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JD	£390,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
29 FOWEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DS	£196,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £219,979 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Flaxley Road, Birmingham	£325,000	4	Semi-detached	0.84 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 23.5%

10y growth 46.9%

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

1y (index) 2.9%

5y (index) 16.5%

10y (index) 56%

Rental Range

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

Low £984/mo

Realistic £1,093/mo

Optimistic £1,202/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 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Stechford Road, B34	£1,600/mo	3	0.44 miles	OpenRent
6 Bed Semi-Detached House, Collingbourne Avenue, B36	£6,750/mo	6	0.7 miles	OpenRent
6 Bed Semi-Detached House, Birmingham, B36	£6,750/mo	6	0.7 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £5,033/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 3.08%

Max investor price (0.8%) £843,750

Target investor price (1%) £675,000

Gross yield 37%

Cost-to-rent ratio 2.7×

Monthly cashflow £5,188/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 98%

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: ~217 m² (0.05 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	181
Shoplifting	75
Criminal damage and arson	34
Other theft	30
Public order	30
Vehicle crime	29
Anti-social behaviour	19
Possession of weapons	19
Drugs	16
Robbery	16
Burglary	12
Other crime	5
Bicycle theft	4
Theft from the person	4
Total incidents	474

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
Heathlands Primary Academy	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 19 Sep 2023
Colebourne Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 8 Jun 2015
Firs Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 19 Sep 2023
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 7 May 2024
Beaufort School	Other	0.6 miles	Inadequate — 4 Oct 2023

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# 42 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JB

## Property details

- Slug: `b6723b0` (address key hash: `b6723b01f3b2602e85a6468ca47f67cc5962f2d4`)
- Postcode: B34 6JB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 39 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £219,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,615/m²
- Local average: £240,331 (20 sales)
- Street crime: 474 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £219,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 08/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £648/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £28,900

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- X (£2,700 - £3,600)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0330-2041-9580-2505-6381)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £219,000 | Semi-detached | +94.7% | £221,610 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-8f65-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2010-02-26 | £112,500 | Semi-detached | — | £217,942 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/6f44fa00-03ea-4192-961a-aceda5a41404) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JB | £219,000 | 27/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 42 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JB | £112,500 | 26/02/2010 | 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: [165644489](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/00548d2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £219,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-12 | £220,000 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £112,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 102 FALMOUTH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6EJ | £235,000 | 31/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 15 ORKNEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BY | £300,000 | 16/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 139 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HX | £71,000 | 16/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 47 FOWEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DS | £282,500 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 67 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JB | £205,000 | 25/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 45 ASHVILLE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6NA | £331,000 | 14/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 ARRAN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DD | £253,000 | 27/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 54 HEATH WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6NB | £266,820 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 48 COLE HALL LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HN | £75,000 | 03/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 ORKNEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BY | £225,000 | 30/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 61 ASHVILLE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6NA | £195,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 60 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BP | £235,000 | 24/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 TEESDALE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JG | £58,500 | 15/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JD | £190,000 | 30/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 ORKNEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6BY | £200,000 | 28/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 149 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HX | £225,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 27 FOWEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DS | £200,754 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 MOAT DRIVE, BUCKLAND END, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6HF | £265,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 DARLEY AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6JD | £390,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 FOWEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B34 6DS | £196,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £219,979 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Flaxley Road, Birmingham](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/611068c) | £325,000 | 4 | Semi-detached | 0.84 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 23.5%
- **10y growth:** 46.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 56%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £984/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,093/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,202/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 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Stechford Road, B34 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent |
| 6 Bed Semi-Detached House, Collingbourne Avenue, B36 | £6,750/mo | 6 | 0.7 miles | OpenRent |
| 6 Bed Semi-Detached House, Birmingham, B36 | £6,750/mo | 6 | 0.7 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £5,033/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 3.08% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £843,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £675,000

*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 £6,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 37%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 2.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £5,188/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 98%

*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 | 181 |
| Shoplifting | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Other theft | 30 |
| Public order | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Possession of weapons | 19 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| **Total incidents** | **474** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Heathlands Primary Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 19 Sep 2023 |
| Colebourne Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2015 |
| Firs Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 19 Sep 2023 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 7 May 2024 |
| Beaufort School | Other | 0.6 miles | Inadequate — 4 Oct 2023 |