Land at Wellhead Lane and Aldridge Road, Wellhead Lane, Birmingham, B42
- Land size
- 21.1 acres
- Use Class
- Use Classes: C3, C2
Key Features
- Prominent site with potential for a residential-led development (STTP)
- Site area extending c21.1 acres (8.54 hectares) gross
- Site previously benefitted from a recently expired planning permission for up to 500 residential units
- Unconditional and conditional offers invited for the freehold property in its entirety
Description
The site comprises two parcels, alongside the A453 Aldridge Road with multiple points of vehicular and pedestrian access. The northern parcel is located next to Doug Ellis Sports Centre and the recently constructed Prince Albert High School, whereas the southern parcel is situated directly opposite Phase 1 of the Perry Barr Residential Scheme, to the east of Wellhead Lane.
Location
The property benefits from excellent local amenities nearby, including the One Stop Shopping Centre incorporating an ASDA superstore, Superdrug, Costa and KFC and other retail, clothing and food stores. Other local amenities include the Alexander Stadium (with year-round community use), Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium and two mature parks – Perry Park and Perry Hall Park – all of which are easily accessible.
Specifications
The property is being sold as seen in its current condition on an informal tender basis
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
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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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
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
- Canterbury Cross Primary School584 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 481
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)861 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 190
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sacred Heart Catholic School908 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 173
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Birchfield Primary School933 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 605
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 460
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Birmingham237 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 606
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Muslim
- Gender
- Boys
- Broadway Academy431 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,222
- Type
- Academy converter
- Prince Albert High School474 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 950
- Type
- Free schools
- King Edward VI Aston School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,023
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
- Holte School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,127
- Type
- Community school
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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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
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
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
Surface water
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
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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Avison Young (UK) Limited, Land & Development
65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NQ
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