Sold STC Semi-detached

47 BRYN ARDEN ROAD

BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B26 1JX

3 beds 1 baths 1,055 sq ft Listed 12 Jul 2023 (-1048d)

£230,000

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# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (B26 1JX)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 47 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B26 1JX |
| Price | £230,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | C |
| Floor area | 98 m² |
| Last sold | £247,000 Dec 2023 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £1,892/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £22,500

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- 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/4234-0729-5100-0329-0296)

## Description

**Property additional info**

**GROUND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION**

**Entrance Porch:** 1.70m Max x 1.38m Max (5.58ft Max x 4.53ft Max)

**Hallway**

**Main Through Reception Room:** 7.70m Into Bay x 3.06m Max (25' 3" Into Bay x 10' Max )

**Kitchen/Diner:** 5.93m Max x 2.87m Max (19' 5" Max x 9' 5" Max)

**Conservatory:** 4.08m x 2.35m (13.39ft x 7.71ft)

**FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION**

**Landing**

**Master Bedroom:** 3.89m Into Bay x 2.99m Max (12' 9" Into Bay x 9' 10" Max)

**Bedroom Two:** 3.94m Into Bay x 2.99m Max (12' 11" Into Bay x 9' 10" Max)

**Bedroom Three:** 1.96m x 1.75m (6' 5" x 5' 9")

**Bathroom:** 2.01m x 1.74m (6' 7" x 5' 9")

**OUTSIDE**

**Rear Garden**

**Garage/Store:** 5.81m Max x 5.65m Max (19' 1" Max x 18' 6" Max)

**Off Road Parking To Front**

## Property Photos

- ![47 Bryn Arden Road B26 1JX](/listings/photos/137235560/286426) - 47 Bryn Arden Road B26 1JX
- ![Main Reception Room](/listings/photos/137235560/286427) - Main Reception Room
- ![Conservatory](/listings/photos/137235560/286428) - Conservatory
- ![Kitchen Part of Dining Kitchen](/listings/photos/137235560/286429) - Kitchen Part of Dining Kitchen
- ![Dining Part of Dining Kitchen](/listings/photos/137235560/286430) - Dining Part of Dining Kitchen
- ![Master Bedroom](/listings/photos/137235560/286431) - Master Bedroom
- ![Bedroom Two](/listings/photos/137235560/286432) - Bedroom Two
- ![Bedroom Three](/listings/photos/137235560/286433) - Bedroom Three
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/137235560/286434) - Bathroom
- ![Landing](/listings/photos/137235560/286435) - Landing
- ![Hallway](/listings/photos/137235560/286436) - Hallway
- ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/137235560/286437) - Rear Garden
- ![Rear Elevation](/listings/photos/137235560/286438) - Rear Elevation
- ![View of Road From Front Drive](/listings/photos/137235560/286439) - View of Road From Front Drive

## Floorplans

- ![3D Floor Plan](/listings/photos/137235560/286440) - 3D Floor Plan
- ![2D Floor Plan](/listings/photos/137235560/286441) - 2D Floor Plan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC](/listings/photos/137235560/286442) - EPC

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 47 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX | £247,000 | 20/12/2023 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 95 WICHNOR ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7QA | £280,000 | 22/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 1889 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JP | £226,000 | 09/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 1865 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JP | £255,000 | 19/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 101 WICHNOR ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7QA | £235,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 66 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HL | £283,000 | 05/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 86 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JY | £287,000 | 30/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 226 GILBERTSTONE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HS | £220,000 | 14/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 PETWORTH GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JF | £255,000 | 25/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 132 GILBERTSTONE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HX | £262,000 | 19/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 30 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HJ | £230,000 | 07/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 130 CLAY LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1DY | £160,697 | 08/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 94 GILBERTSTONE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HX | £170,000 | 18/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 40 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HJ | £285,000 | 12/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 100 WICHNOR ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7PX | £280,000 | 31/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 126 STEYNING ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JD | £255,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 152 CLAY LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1DY | £201,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 108 STEYNING ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JB | £247,000 | 24/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 18 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HJ | £230,000 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 132 STEYNING ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JD | £240,000 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 135 MARCOT ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7PT | £268,000 | 21/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 48 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX | £278,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 32 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX | £207,000 | 16/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 32 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX | £155,000 | 30/07/2021 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 9 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX | £208,000 | 22/07/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £212,000 (4 sales)
**Area average:** £243,485 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £260,618 (77 Semi-detached, B26, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -11.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £977/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,086/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,195/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, Kilmorie Road, B27 | £1,385/mo | 3 | 0.75 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,385/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.6% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £173,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £138,500

*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

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,385/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £316/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.7%

*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:** £2,347/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 32.8%
- **10y growth:** 58%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 60.2%

## 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)

47 Bryn Arden Road B26 1JX Main Reception Room Conservatory Kitchen Part of Dining Kitchen Dining Part of Dining Kitchen Master Bedroom Bedroom Two Bedroom Three Bathroom Landing Hallway Rear Garden Rear Elevation View of Road From Front Drive

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

98 m²

Council tax band

EPC rating

Last sold

£247,000 Dec 2023

Price per m²

£2,347/m²

Local average

£260,618 (-11.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (15,924 of 33,755)

Street crime

401 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

Extended Kitchen Diner
Conservatory
Large Rear Garage
Rear Garden and Off Road Parking To Front
Off Road Parking

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

An EXTENDED three bedroom centrally heated and double glazed (where shown) semi-detached property with upstairs bathroom, porch, hallway, through reception room, kitchen diner, covered side passageway, conservatory, rear garden, rear garage and off road parking to the front.

Property additional info

GROUND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION

Entrance Porch: 1.70m Max x 1.38m Max (5.58ft Max x 4.53ft Max)

Hallway

Main Through Reception Room: 7.70m Into Bay x 3.06m Max (25' 3" Into Bay x 10' Max )

Kitchen/Diner: 5.93m Max x 2.87m Max (19' 5" Max x 9' 5" Max)

Conservatory: 4.08m x 2.35m (13.39ft x 7.71ft)

FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION

Landing

Master Bedroom: 3.89m Into Bay x 2.99m Max (12' 9" Into Bay x 9' 10" Max)

Bedroom Two: 3.94m Into Bay x 2.99m Max (12' 11" Into Bay x 9' 10" Max)

Bedroom Three: 1.96m x 1.75m (6' 5" x 5' 9")

Bathroom: 2.01m x 1.74m (6' 7" x 5' 9")

OUTSIDE

Rear Garden

Garage/Store: 5.81m Max x 5.65m Max (19' 1" Max x 18' 6" Max)

Off Road Parking To Front

Listed by

Hall Green

Clive Tanner & WYATTS Estate Agents

Reference: 137235560

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 11/01/2024

Current heating cost: £1,892/year

Potential heating cost: £1,009/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £22,500

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

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 2

Risk: In flood risk area

Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

Floorplans

3D Floor Plan

2D Floor Plan

EPC Graphs

EPC

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	20/12/2023 (2 years ago)	£247,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address	Price	Date	Type
95 WICHNOR ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7QA	£280,000	22/01/2026	Semi-detached
1889 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JP	£226,000	09/01/2026	Semi-detached
1865 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JP	£255,000	19/12/2025	Semi-detached
101 WICHNOR ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7QA	£235,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
66 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HL	£283,000	05/09/2025	Semi-detached
86 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JY	£287,000	30/06/2025	Semi-detached
226 GILBERTSTONE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HS	£220,000	14/03/2025	Semi-detached
12 PETWORTH GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JF	£255,000	25/02/2025	Semi-detached
132 GILBERTSTONE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HX	£262,000	19/02/2025	Semi-detached
30 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HJ	£230,000	07/12/2023	Semi-detached
130 CLAY LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1DY	£160,697	08/11/2023	Semi-detached
94 GILBERTSTONE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HX	£170,000	18/09/2023	Semi-detached
40 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HJ	£285,000	12/09/2023	Semi-detached
100 WICHNOR ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7PX	£280,000	31/08/2023	Semi-detached
126 STEYNING ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JD	£255,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
152 CLAY LANE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1DY	£201,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
108 STEYNING ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JB	£247,000	24/08/2023	Semi-detached
18 ALDERSHAW ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1HJ	£230,000	18/08/2023	Semi-detached
132 STEYNING ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JD	£240,000	04/08/2023	Semi-detached
135 MARCOT ROAD, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B92 7PT	£268,000	21/07/2023	Semi-detached
Same street 48 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX	£278,000	15/07/2022	Semi-detached
Same street 32 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX	£207,000	16/02/2022	Semi-detached
Same street 32 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX	£155,000	30/07/2021	Semi-detached
Same street 9 BRYN ARDEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B26 1JX	£208,000	22/07/2021	Semi-detached

Street average: £212,000 (4 sales)

Area average: £243,485 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 32.8%

10y growth 58%

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

1y (index) 1.8%

5y (index) 19.6%

10y (index) 60.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £977/mo

Realistic £1,086/mo

Optimistic £1,195/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Birmingham.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Birmingham: £823/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View B26 1JX

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Gilbertstone Ave / Wichnor Rd	0.1 miles
Shop	Costcutter	0.1 miles
Shop	Midlands Inflatables	0.1 miles
Train station	Acocks Green	0.9 miles
Train station	Olton	1.3 miles
Hospital	Richmond Primary Care Centre	1.5 miles
Hospital	Unknown	1.7 miles
University	BIMM University Birmingham	3.6 miles
University	Birmingham City University	3.9 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	161
Vehicle crime	57
Shoplifting	47
Criminal damage and arson	32
Other theft	25
Public order	20
Anti-social behaviour	16
Robbery	12
Burglary	11
Drugs	10
Other crime	3
Possession of weapons	3
Theft from the person	3
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	401

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Gilbertstone Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 25 Mar 2014
Lyndon Green Junior School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 15 Nov 2023
Brays School	Other	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 8 Mar 2013
East Birmingham Network Academy	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 9 Jun 2014
Lyndon Green Infant School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 24 Oct 2014

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, Kilmorie Road, B27	£1,385/mo	3	0.75 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,385/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.6%

Max investor price (0.8%) £173,125

Target investor price (1%) £138,500

Gross yield 7.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 13.8×

Monthly cashflow £316/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 5.7%

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).