A large former church in Birmingham with excellent development potential is coming up for sale in Bond Wolfe’s next auction, taking place on Wednesday 14 December.
The former Sparkhill Methodist Church at 40-46 Warwick Road in Sparkhill, to the south-east of the city centre, will feature in the live-streamed sale along with a self-contained flat at 22 Madeley Road, with a guide price for the two premises of £495,000+.
The church building was designed by architectural firm Bromilow, While & Smeeton and was constructed in 1959, serving as a place of worship and community centre for more than 60 years until it closed this summer.
Ian Tudor, joint managing director for auctions at Bond Wolfe, said: “This highly prominent freehold former church building, together with a self-contained flat, is considered suitable for a wide variety of alternative uses, subject to planning permission.
“The main accommodation currently has a main entrance reception, a lounge and meeting room, a main church area, a function hall, various offices and meeting rooms, a kitchen, a cellar and plant room, and toilets.
“A self-contained duplex flat at the rear of the property known as Flat 22, Madeley Road has a ground-floor entrance lobby, a landing, lounge and kitchen on the first floor and two bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor.”
In total, the property extends to 11,132 sq ft. Sparkhill is a busy and well-established suburb, situated between Hall Green and Sparkbrook, three and a half miles south-east of Birmingham city centre and five miles north-west of Solihull town centre.
The auction will be live-streamed via Bond Wolfe’s website with remote bidding by proxy, telephone or internet.
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