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Offers in Region of£2,950,000

37-38 and adjacent land, Icknield Street, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18

Land size
0.62 acres

Key Features

  • Strategic position in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter
  • Full planning consent for 83 apartments with associated access & parking
  • 582 sq m of community space
  • 1,030 sq m of rooftop amenity areas
  • Private terraces to all floors
  • Internal residents courtyard
  • 58 car parking & 100 bicycle spaces
  • Proposed development featured in Architects' Journal
  • Offers Based on - £2,950,000

Description

For Sale by private treaty.

£2,950,000 is sought for the Freehold interest.

Freehold Residential Development Opportunity With Full Planning Permission

The site occupies approximately 0.25 hectares on Icknield Street in Hockley, and is currently occupied by a three-storey industrial vacant building, The existing structure extends to 18,621 sq ft ( 1,730 sq m) and consists of an original three-storey factory and a modern single-storey workshop, which was added in the 1970s. The site is self-contained, with two separate yard areas at the front and side. The main factory is constructed of brick, while the 1970s extension is built with brick/block construction and features a pitched roof.

Location
The property is located at Icknield Street off Heaton Street, Hockley, Birmingham. accessing the B4100/A4540 which in turn provides access to the A38 to the M6. The property provides good transport links such as the Jewellery Quarter Train Station which is located approximately 1.1 miles away from the subject premises. Birmingham City Centre is within close
proximity and is located approximately 2.1 miles from the premises, whilst
the site is less than mile from the A4540 at Lucas Circus. The A4540 provides connections onto the A38/M6, and the A41/M5.
The Jewellery Quarter dates to around the 16th century and is a historic
and vibrant area of Birmingham, located a short distance northwest of the
city core. It is one of the worlds' most significant centres for jewellery
making and at one point accounted for around 40% of the UK's jewellery
production.
The location has benefited from significant levels of residential
development, and it has also become a hub for creative industries,
including design studios, art galleries, and boutique stores. The overall
effect is that the Jewellery Quarter has become a diverse, vibrant,
community-driven location, with good quality housing and a strong food
and beverage provision, interspersed within the traditional jewellers and
expanding creative industries that draw thousands of visitors a year. Whilst
the Jewellery Quarter is easily accessible by foot from the city centre, it
boasts its own tram stop, railway station and bus routes.

Size
0.25 hectares ( 0.61 acres) or thereabouts.

Tenure
Freehold

Planning
Under application number 2022/08520/PA full planning permission was granted on 24 March 2025 for demolition of existing buildings and erection of residential block comprising 83 no. one, two and three bed apartments over 6 levels with associated access and parking. Full access to the data room can be given by contacting the sole selling agents on or email

VAT
All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT, which may be applicable at the prevailing rate.

Proposal
The consented scheme, once developed, would provide for :-
26 one-bedroom apartments
41 two-bedroom apartments
16 three-bedroom apartments
582m of communal amenity space on the ground floor
1,030m of rooftop amenity areas
Private terraces on all other floors
An internal courtyard for residents
58 car parking spaces, 100 bicycle spaces
A floor by floor breakdown of the scheme layout is available within the data
room.

Services
We have been informed that all mains services are connected to the site.
However, prospective purchasers should still make their own independent enquiries as to the suitability of the services for their particular requirements

Legal Costs
Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs that may be incurred in this transaction.

Anti Money Laundering
In accordance with anti-money laundering regulations, two forms of identity and confirmation of the source of funding will be required from the successful purchaser.

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Property details

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

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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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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 Francis Catholic Primary School469 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    338
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Brookfields Primary School488 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    391
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Anglesey Primary School736 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    671
    Type
    Community school
  • St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown869 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    250
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Chad's Catholic Primary School942 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Nishkam High School561 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    668
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Sikh
  • Jewellery Quarter Academy0.6 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    556
    Type
    Free schools
  • King Edward VI Handsworth School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,365
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Holte School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,127
    Type
    Community school
  • Aston Manor Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Tesco Birmingham Hockley Express, Birmingham680 metres
Morrisons Daily Great Hampton Street, Birmingham694 metres
Tesco Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Express, Birmingham767 metres

GP surgery

Hockley Medical Practice849 metres

Pharmacy

Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy712 metres

Hospital

City Hospital0.8 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden211 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 Station472 metres

Nearest bus stop

Great King Street94 metres

Typical drive times

Oldbury12 min · 6.2 miles
Smethwick8 min · 3.5 miles
West Bromwich14 min · 5.9 miles
Birmingham (city)8 min · 2.8 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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