The Drive, Erdington, Birmingham, B23

FOR SALE BY AUCTION – 27 The Drive, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7NG

A fantastic opportunity to acquire a traditional three-bedroom semi-detached home with garage, situated on a popular residential road in Erdington. Offering generous accommodation and excellent scope for modernisation, this property is ideal for investors, developers, or buyers looking to create a long-term family home. The property is leasehold with a short lease, which can be purchased from Birmingham City Council.

Location
The property is well positioned in Erdington, a well-established suburb of Birmingham, offering a wide range of local amenities. Nearby Erdington High Street provides an excellent selection of shops, supermarkets, cafes, and everyday conveniences. Larger retail options can be found at Fort Shopping Park, which includes major high street brands and dining options.

Families are well catered for with a variety of reputable local schools, including Highclare School, Stockland Green School, and several well-regarded primary schools within easy reach.

Transport Links
The property benefits from excellent transport connections. Gravelly Hill Train Station is nearby, providing regular services into Birmingham City Centre and beyond. Road links are equally strong, with easy access to the A38, M6 motorway, and surrounding commuter routes, making this an ideal location for commuters.

Approached via a dropped kerb, the property features a sloped driveway leading down to a single garage with wooden double doors. The front garden is low maintenance, with established flowerbeds and steps leading to the entrance.

ENTRANCE PORCH AND HALLWAY
Tiled porch leading into a welcoming hallway with wood-effect flooring, radiator, and carpeted stairs to the first floor.

LOUNGE - 11' 5" x 13' (3.49m x 3.98m)
The front lounge features a double glazed bay window, gas fire, and radiator.

SECOND RECEPTION ROOM - 10' 32 x 13' 10" (3.15m x 4.22m)
Includes a gas fire and opens via a glazed door onto the patio, creating an excellent entertaining space.

KITCHEN - 6' 7" x 10' 4" (2.02m x 3.16m)
Fitted with a range of wall and base units, work surfaces, sink, and space for freestanding appliances including cooker, washing machine, and fridge freezer. The kitchen also houses an Ideal Logic combi boiler and overlooks the rear garden via a bay window.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING
The landing provides access to three bedrooms and family bathroom:

BEDROOM - 11' x 13' 52 (3.37m x 4010m)
Bay window to front, radiator.

BEDROOM - 10' 3" x 14' 4" (3.14m x 4.38m)
Bay window to rear, radiator.

BEDROOM - 6' x 6' 4" (1.85m x 1.94m)
Window to front, radiator.

BATHROOM - 5' 3" x 5' 2" (1.60m x 1.59m)
With bath, shower over, wash basin, built-in storage.

SEPARATE WC
With wc.

REAR
The rear garden is arranged over two levels, with a patio area adjoining the house, steps leading down to a lawn, and a further lower lawned section with a shed at the rear. The garden is enclosed by fencing and hedging.

A covered veranda area connects the kitchen to the garden and provides access to the garage.

Council Tax Band B- Birmingham

Utility Supply
Electric - Mains
Gas - Mains
Water - Mains
Heating - Gas central heating
Sewerage - Mains

Flood Risk
Based on the Gov UK website's long-term flood risk checker, this property has been summarised as very low.

Predicted mobile phone coverage and broadband services at the property.
Mobile coverage for:
EE - Good outdoor, variable in-home
O2, Three and Vodafone - Good outdoor and in-home

Broadband coverage:-
Broadband Type = Standard Highest available download speed 13 Mbps. Highest available upload speed 1 Mbps.
Broadband Type = Superfast Highest available download speed 80 Mbps. Highest available upload speed 20 Mbps.
Broadband Type = Ultrafast Highest available download speed 1000 Mbps. Highest available upload speed 1000 Mbps.
Networks in your area:- Openreach, Virgin Media, CityFibre

The mobile and broadband information above has been obtained from the Mobile and Broadband checker - Ofcom website.

Sellers are asked to complete a Property Information Questionnaire for the benefit of buyers. This questionnaire provides further information and declares any material facts that may affect your decision to view or purchase the property. This document will be available on request.

Looking to make an offer? We are committed to finding the right buyer for the right property and try to do everything we can from the outset to ensure the sales we agree, subject to contract, will proceed to completion of contracts within a fair time frame that meets all parties' expectations. At one point during the offer negotiations, one of our branch-based mortgage advisers will call to financially qualify your offer. We recommend that you take this advice before making an offer.

BUYERS COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATION FEE: in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, Estate Agents are required to carry out due diligence on all clients to confirm their identity, including eventual buyers of a property. Green and Company use an electronic verification system to verify Clients’ identity. This is not a credit check, so it will have no effect on credit history. By placing an offer on a property, you agree (all buyers) that if the offer is accepted, subject to contract, we, as Agents for the seller, can complete this check for a fee of £25 plus VAT (£30 inc VAT), which is non-refundable under any circumstance. A record of the search will be retained securely by Green and Company within the electronic property file of the relevant property.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS as per sales particulars.

TENURE
The Agent understands that the property is leasehold 99 years from 24/06/1937. Service Charge is currently running at £0.00 and is reviewed (to be confirmed). The Ground Rent is currently running at £6.88 per annum and is reviewed (to be confirmed). However we are still awaiting confirmation from the vendors Solicitors and would advise all interested parties to obtain verification through their Solicitor or Surveyor.

GREEN AND COMPANY has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixture or services and so cannot verify they are in working order, or fit for their purpose. The buyer is strongly advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. Please note that all measurements are approximate.

If you require the full EPC certificate direct to your email address please contact the sales branch marketing this property and they will email the EPC certificate to you in a PDF format

*Please note that on occasion the EPC may not be available due to reasons beyond our control, the Regulations state that the EPC must be presented within 21 days of initial marketing of the property. Therefore we recommend that you regularly monitor our website or email us for updates. Please feel free to relay this to your Solicitor or License Conveyor.

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This property is for sale by the Modern Method of Auction, meaning the buyer and seller are to Complete within 56 days (the "Reservation Period"). Interested parties personal data will be shared with the Auctioneer (iamsold).

If considering buying with a mortgage, inspect and consider the property carefully with your lender before bidding.

A Buyer Information Pack is provided. The winning bidder will pay £349.00 including VAT for this pack which you must view before bidding.

The buyer signs a Reservation Agreement and makes payment of a non-refundable Reservation Fee of 4.50% of the purchase price including VAT, subject to a minimum of £6,600.00 including VAT. This is paid to reserve the property to the buyer during the Reservation Period and is paid in addition to the purchase price. This is considered within calculations for Stamp Duty Land Tax.

Services may be recommended by the Agent or Auctioneer in which they will receive payment from the service provider if the service is taken. Payment varies but will be no more than £450.00. These services are optional