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23 Cranford Street, Smethwick, B66

Land size
0.31 acres

Key Features

  • Prominent roadside commercial property
  • Located close to Birmingham city centre
  • Potential for owner occupation
  • Cranage and dock loading
  • First floor office space

Description

The property comprises a substantial industrial/warehouse facility with two-storey office accommodation, cranage, dock loading and a small secure yard.

Constructed around a steel portal frame across two bays, the building benefits from brick and profile-clad elevations beneath a profile-clad roof incorporating roof lights, together with a solid concrete floor throughout. The production area is well equipped, featuring gas-fired blower heaters, high-bay sodium lighting and a number of overhead cranes serving both bays.

Loading and access are provided via two full-height roller shutter doors, one of which serves a dock loading bay. The unit has a minimum eaves height of approximately 6.2 metres, offering excellent internal clearance.

The office accommodation is arranged over two floors and provides a mix of mainly open-plan offices, WC facilities and a kitchen at first-floor level. The ground floor includes a reception area, canteen, WC facilities and dedicated locker and changing rooms.

Externally, the premises benefit from a small, secure yard accessed from Fawdry Street, suitable for servicing and limited external storage.

The property occupies a convenient location approximately 1 mile from Smethwick town centre, with Junction 1 of the M5 motorway situated around 2 miles away. Birmingham city centre lies approximately 3 miles to the east, with Smethwick Galton Bridge station within 1 mile, offering strong public transport links.

Strategically located within a well‑established commercial and residential area, the property enjoys strong accessibility to a wide range of local amenities.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-20

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 36% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • St Philip's Catholic Primary School375 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School456 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    470
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Victoria Park Primary720 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    604
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oasis Academy Foundry775 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    211
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Cape Primary School821 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    488
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Windsor Olympus Academy869 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    533
    Type
    Free schools
  • Holyhead School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,257
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shireland Collegiate Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,585
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,054
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Sandwell Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,463
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

M&S Midland Metropolitan Hospital, Birmingham346 metres
Asda Cape Hill Superstore, Birmingham825 metres
Iceland Smethwick, Birmingham904 metres

GP surgery

Cape Hill Medical Centre657 metres

Pharmacy

Cape Hill Pharmacy657 metres

Hospital

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital395 metres

Green space

Play Space267 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Cranford Street54 metres

Typical drive times

Oldbury6 min · 3.7 miles
Smethwick2 min · 1 miles
West Bromwich8 min · 3.4 miles
Birmingham (city)8 min · 3.4 miles

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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • 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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