# 63 BLANDFORD AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JB

## Property details

- Slug: `e792852` (address key hash: `e7928524f4b7783b43d1dcacb3c1b3240f144854`)
- Postcode: B36 9JB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 139 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £400,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,878/m²
- Local average: £281,748 (49 sales)
- Street crime: 175 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £400,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 04/08/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £804/year

### Recommendations
- B (1,500)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0158-5097-7268-7610-3244)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | +25% | £400,394 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-98f3-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2021-01-26 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | — | £378,487 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c3c3f9b6-79cf-362b-e053-6b04a8c03acc) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 63 BLANDFORD AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JB | £400,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 63 BLANDFORD AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JB | £320,000 | 26/01/2021 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 83 BLANDFORD AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JB | £330,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 TOMLINSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HH | £245,000 | 16/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 31 GREEN LANE, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 0AY | £340,000 | 04/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11 NEVILLE ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HP | £360,000 | 17/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 21 RONALD GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HL | £214,999 | 25/10/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 174 WYCKHAM ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 0HU | £275,000 | 16/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 FAIRCROFT ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9UE | £367,000 | 18/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 112 WATER ORTON ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HE | £265,000 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 139 BLANDFORD AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JD | £380,000 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 73 BLANDFORD AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JB | £386,000 | 28/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 FARNWORTH GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JA | £340,000 | 04/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 CRANMORE ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HJ | £273,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 BENTLEY COURT, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9LZ | £245,251 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 26 NEVILLE ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HP | £260,000 | 10/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 HILLHURST GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9TS | £370,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 FARNWORTH GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9JA | £342,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 BENTLEY COURT, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9LZ | £380,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 CRANMORE ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HJ | £280,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 RONALD GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HL | £242,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 WATER ORTON ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B36 9HA | £290,000 | 20/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £309,263 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.5%
- **10y growth:** 59.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Solihull; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 50.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,133/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,259/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,385/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Austin Croft, B36 | £1,500/mo | 4 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Hamble Close, B36 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Bridgeman Croft, B36 | £1,800/mo | 3 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Bridgeman Croft, B36 | £1,799/mo | 3 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,600/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £206,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £165,000

*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 £1,650/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-115/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.2%

*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:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 76 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **175** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Park Hall Academy | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2017 |
| Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 14 Feb 2022 |
| Castlewood School | Other | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 22 Oct 2023 |
| The Heights Academy | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Castle Bromwich Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 2 Nov 2016 |