# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (B43 5LW) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 61 SHENSTONE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, GREAT BARR, WEST MIDLANDS B43 5LW | | Price | £250,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Council tax | C | | Last sold | £250,000 Feb 2025 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** C - **Potential rating:** B - **Expiry date:** 14/08/2034 - **Current heating cost:** £904/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,500 ### Recommendations - B (£500 - £1,500) - W2 (£4,000 - £6,000) - 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/6634-2028-1400-0275-1296) ## Description This is a beautifully presented property located on this excellent residential road off Jayshaw Avenue with great local schooling and public transport links with beams of potential for extension (STPP). Benefiting from double glazing and gas central heating (both where specified). The interiors include enclosed porch, lovely entrance hall, stylish through lounge / diner, extended fitted kitchen and large side utility space along with downstairs guest W.C.. To the first floor are two double bedrooms and great sized third along with re-fitted family shower room with white suite. Outside is a driveway to fore allowing off road parking. To the rear is an incredibly large garden with patio and long lawn with single garage to far rear and communal rear access. This is a lovely family home that needs to be viewed internally to appreciate size and potential. Hurry before you’re too late! NO UPWARD CHAIN! Accessed from the fore via driveway offering off road parking and door leading to; PORCH: 5’11 x 3’2 : Double glazed windows and door with door into; HALLWAY: 5’11 max, 3’2 min x 11’10: Stairs to first floor, cupboard space, radiator and doors into; THROUGH LOUNGE/DINER: 10’5 max, 9’2 min x 26’11 : A great size through living / dining area with fire surround and fire, radiator, double glazed window to front and double glazed double doors to rear. FITTED KITCHEN: 5’11 x 13’2 : Extended fitted kitchen with drawer base and eye level units, work surfaces, sink and drainer under double glazed window to rear, integrated oven, electric hob with extractor hood over, tiling to splashback, radiator and door into; SEPARATE UTILITY ROOM: 5’6 max, 3’3 min x 15’10 : Base unit with sink and drainer, space and plumbing for washing machine along with dryer and double glazed door to rear. DOWNSTAIRS GUEST W.C: 2’1 x 4’6 : Close coupled WC. LANDING: 2’8 x 7’11 : Double glazed opaque window to side and doors into; BEDROOM ONE: 10’6 x 11’6 : A great size double bedroom with double glazed window to front and radiator. BEDROOM TWO: 10’5 max, 8’5 (wardrobe) x 12’4 : A further good size double bedroom with built in wardrobe system, double glazed window to rear and radiator. BEDROOM THREE: 5’11 x 7’5 : A final spacious bedroom, double glazed window to front and radiator. SHOWER ROOM: 5’10 x 8’0 : Fitted suite with walk shower cubicle, wash hand basin, close couple W.C., tiling to walls, radiator and double glazed opaque window to rear. REAR GARDEN: A good size garden with paved patio area and lawn with fencing to borders along with further lawn area leading to greenhouse, shed and rear single garage accessed via communal rear access. REAR GARAGE: 7’11 x 18’5 : Accessed via rear communal access. Up and Over garage door. (please check the suitability of this garage for your own vehicle) TENURE: We have been informed by the vendors that property is Freehold. (Please note that details of the tenure should be confirmed by any prospective purchaser’s solicitor). FIXTURES & FITTINGS: As per sales particulars. COUNCIL TAX BAND: C VIEWING: Recommended via Acres on . ## Property Photos - ![1 new.jpg](/listings/photos/152816798/241960) - 1 new.jpg - ![IMG_8257.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241961) - IMG_8257.JPG - ![IMG_8267.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241962) - IMG_8267.JPG - ![IMG_8219.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241963) - IMG_8219.JPG - ![IMG_8224.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241964) - IMG_8224.JPG - ![IMG_8233.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241965) - IMG_8233.JPG - ![IMG_8238.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241966) - IMG_8238.JPG - ![IMG_8244.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241967) - IMG_8244.JPG - ![IMG_8250.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241968) - IMG_8250.JPG - ![IMG_8124.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241969) - IMG_8124.JPG - ![IMG_8129.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241970) - IMG_8129.JPG - ![IMG_8133.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241971) - IMG_8133.JPG - ![IMG_8138.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241972) - IMG_8138.JPG - ![IMG_8143.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241973) - IMG_8143.JPG - ![IMG_8145.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241974) - IMG_8145.JPG - ![IMG_8198.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241975) - IMG_8198.JPG - ![IMG_8202.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241976) - IMG_8202.JPG - ![IMG_8194.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241977) - IMG_8194.JPG - ![IMG_8192.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241978) - IMG_8192.JPG - ![IMG_8114.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241979) - IMG_8114.JPG - ![IMG_8037.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241980) - IMG_8037.JPG - ![IMG_8010.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241981) - IMG_8010.JPG - ![IMG_8017.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241982) - IMG_8017.JPG - ![IMG_8029.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241983) - IMG_8029.JPG - ![IMG_8043.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241984) - IMG_8043.JPG - ![IMG_8051.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241985) - IMG_8051.JPG - ![IMG_8058.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241986) - IMG_8058.JPG - ![IMG_8071.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241987) - IMG_8071.JPG - ![IMG_8077.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241988) - IMG_8077.JPG - ![IMG_8086.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241989) - IMG_8086.JPG - ![IMG_8094.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241990) - IMG_8094.JPG - ![IMG_8100.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241991) - IMG_8100.JPG - ![IMG_8108.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241992) - IMG_8108.JPG - ![IMG_8158.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241993) - IMG_8158.JPG - ![IMG_8165.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241994) - IMG_8165.JPG - ![IMG_8154.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241995) - IMG_8154.JPG - ![IMG_8167.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241996) - IMG_8167.JPG - ![IMG_8171.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241997) - IMG_8171.JPG - ![IMG_8176.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241998) - IMG_8176.JPG - ![IMG_8173.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/241999) - IMG_8173.JPG - ![IMG_8180.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/242000) - IMG_8180.JPG - ![IMG_8187.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/242001) - IMG_8187.JPG - ![IMG_8185.JPG](/listings/photos/152816798/242002) - IMG_8185.JPG - ![35 new.jpg](/listings/photos/152816798/242003) - 35 new.jpg ## Floorplans - ![floorplan.jpg](/listings/photos/152816798/242004) - floorplan.jpg - ![3d floorplan.jpg](/listings/photos/152816798/242005) - 3d floorplan.jpg ## EPC Graphs - ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/152816798/242006) - EE Rating ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 61 SHENSTONE ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LW | £250,000 | 28/02/2025 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | 74 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JG | £273,000 | 18/12/2025 | Semi-detached | | 17 GORSE FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LU | £200,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached | | 88 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JG | £250,000 | 11/08/2025 | Semi-detached | | 101 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JD | £212,500 | 25/07/2025 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 9 SHENSTONE ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LW | £278,000 | 25/02/2025 | Detached | | 2 FARNHAM CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5RN | £275,000 | 25/11/2024 | Semi-detached | | 188 JAYSHAW AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5RH | £237,000 | 24/05/2024 | Semi-detached | | 31 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JF | £265,000 | 08/12/2023 | Semi-detached | | 24 FERNDALE AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5QF | £185,000 | 07/12/2023 | Semi-detached | | 129 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JD | £241,000 | 26/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | 217 JAYSHAW AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5RJ | £358,800 | 16/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | 175 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JD | £280,000 | 16/08/2023 | Semi-detached | | 78 SHENSTONE ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LN | £235,000 | 11/08/2023 | Semi-detached | | 70 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JG | £235,000 | 11/08/2023 | Semi-detached | | 131 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JD | £235,000 | 25/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 38 WADDINGTON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5JG | £240,100 | 21/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 7 FERNDALE AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5QF | £249,000 | 16/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 7 SHENSTONE ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LW | £220,000 | 14/04/2023 | Terraced | | 96 JAYSHAW AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5RU | £235,000 | 06/04/2023 | Semi-detached | | 47 LANGFORD AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5NH | £216,000 | 29/03/2023 | Semi-detached | | 18 EASTWOOD ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5RR | £263,000 | 24/03/2023 | Semi-detached | | 198 JAYSHAW AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5RH | £262,500 | 24/02/2023 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 69 SHENSTONE ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LW | £234,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 21 SHENSTONE ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LW | £210,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 37 SHENSTONE ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B43 5LW | £195,000 | 12/11/2021 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £227,400 (5 sales) **Area average:** £247,395 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £266,172 (57 Semi-detached, B43, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -6.1% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Sandwell). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £845/mo - **Realistic:** £939/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,033/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Birmingham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £823/mo ## 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 Semi-Detached House, Appleton Avenue, B43 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent | | 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Appleton Avenue, B43 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent | | 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Appleton Avenue, B43 | £1,246/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent | **Average rent: £1,215/mo (3 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.5% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £155,750 - **Target investor price (1%):** £124,600 *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 £1,246/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 6% - **Cost-to-rent:** 16.7× - **Monthly cashflow:** £112/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.9% *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).* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £2,941/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 14.3% - **10y growth:** 53.9% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Sandwell; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 4.7% - **5y growth (index):** 35.9% - **10y growth (index):** 87.1% ## 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)