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8 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, B18

Land size
0.08 acres

Key Features

  • Prominent Premises
  • Ground Floor Area of 3,600 ft2
  • Postive Response from Local Planners Regarding Change of Use
  • Suitable for a Variety of Uses - STP
  • Within an Established Residential Redeveloped Area
  • Close Proximity to Birmingham City Centre
  • Walking Distance to the St Paul's and Jewellery Quarter Train & Metro Stations

Description

The property comprises a single-storey premises fronting Great Hampton Street, benefiting from a large roller shutter and separate pedestrian access on either side.

The frontage is of traditional brick construction, leading to a single-storey warehouse of steel truss construction with full-height brick elevations and exposed brick flooring.

The property is strategically located between two prominent residential developments: Cordia’s luxury apartment scheme "The Gothic" and Grainger PLC’s Guilders Yard development, which comprises 158 build-to-rent residential units with ground-floor commercial space.

Previously used for motor trade purposes, the property has been vacant for several years. Discussions with the local planning department suggest a residential lead scheme, or a variety of alternative uses, could be considered viable, subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions.

Location
The property occupies a prominent roadside position with frontage to Great Hampton Street just outside of Birmingham City Centre and within Close Proximity to St Paul's Square and Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter.

The location allows for convenient access to Snow Hill Train Station is just a seven-minute walk, while Birmingham New Street is a short 15-minute
walk.

As well as being within walking distance of the city’s major public transport routes, the main Aston expressway is just one mile east of the property, allowing easy access to Junction 6 of the M6 Motorway at Spaghetti Junction.

The street is due to be narrowed down and the junction is anticipated to be changing to “Hampton Square” according to the Birmingham City Plan.

Viewing
Strictly via the sole agent Siddall Jones.

Energy Performance Certificate
Available upon request from the agent.

Services
We understand that the building has the benefit of all main services connected on, or adjacent to the subject property.

The agent has not tested the suitability of the connections and recommends that all interested parties carry out their own investigations as to their suitability.

Availability
The property is available immediately upon completion of legal formalities.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

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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
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

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 George's Church of England Academy, Newtown314 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    250
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Chad's Catholic Primary School568 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Brookfields Primary School754 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    391
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Chilwell Croft Academy988 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    362
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Nelson Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    443
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Jewellery Quarter Academy738 metresOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    556
    Type
    Free schools
  • Nishkam High School746 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    668
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Sikh
  • Holte School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,127
    Type
    Community school
  • Aston Manor Academy0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Aston University Engineering Academy0.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    13 to 19
    Pupils
    1,010
    Type
    University technical college

* 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

Morrisons Daily Great Hampton Street, Birmingham35 metres
Tesco Birmingham Hockley Express, Birmingham59 metres
Tesco Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Express, Birmingham460 metres

GP surgery

Hockley Medical Practice649 metres

Pharmacy

Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy619 metres

Hospital

Birmingham Children'S Hospital0.6 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden260 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

Jewellery Quarter Rail Station409 metres

Nearest bus stop

Hall Street15 metres

Typical drive times

Oldbury12 min · 6 miles
Smethwick8 min · 3.3 miles
West Bromwich14 min · 5.7 miles
Birmingham (city)5 min · 1.6 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery 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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