40-41 MacDonald Street, Birmingham, B5
- Land size
- 0.13 acres
- Use Class
- Use Class: B2
Key Features
- Freehold mixed-use investment opportunity
- Ground floor commercial income with residential upper parts
- Potential to increase income / asset management opportunity
- Established industrial / commercial location on Digbeth fringe
Description
The property comprises an end-terraced, two-storey mixed-use industrial unit providing a combination of ground floor commercial space with residential accommodation above.
The ground floor extends to a clear span warehouse incorporating offices, benefitting from a concrete floor, three-phase power, mezzanine storage and WC facilities, together with secure loading via an electric roller shutter door. Externally, the property provides forecourt parking for approximately six vehicles.
The first floor has been converted to a self-contained five-bedroom residential unit, fitted to a good standard including kitchen and bathroom facilities, offering potential for additional income or owner occupation.
The property presents an attractive opportunity for investors seeking a mixed-use asset with income and asset management potential, or for owner occupiers looking to combine business and residential use within a well-located commercial area.
Location
The property is situated on Macdonald Street within a well-established industrial and commercial area on the fringe of Digbeth, approximately 0.4 miles from Birmingham City Centre.
The location provides excellent access to the A38 (Bristol Street) and A38(M) Aston Expressway, offering strong connectivity to the wider motorway network.
Digbeth is one of Birmingham’s most established and evolving commercial locations, attracting a wide range of occupiers and investment interest.
Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Shepherd Commercial.
Terms
The property is available for sale freehold at a quoting price of £795,000.
Offers are invited.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-23
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 88% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Chandos Primary School266 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 449
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Lift Percy Shurmer668 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 459
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School722 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 245
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School762 metresOfsted: Inadequate *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 138
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Seventh Day Adventist
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School807 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 192
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy410 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 797
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- City Academy0.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 554
- Type
- Free schools
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,016
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Holy Trinity Catholic School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 714
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 443
- Type
- Free schools
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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