Former women’s refuge in Black Country with 25 residential units at auction

A former women’s refuge hostel in the Black Country that has been converted into 25 residential units is coming up in our next auction.

Aven House is a substantial period property on Birchills Street in Walsall and will have a guide price* of £460,000+ in the livestreamed auction on Thursday 14 December.

Gurpreet Bassi, our Chief Executive, explained that the detached and vacant freehold property was potentially suitable for redevelopment, subject to planning consents.

Mr Bassi said: “This substantial detached period building comprises of 25 individual flats and bedsitting rooms, with various communal areas.

“The property, formerly used as a women’s refuge, is set well back from the road behind electric wrought iron gates, at the rear of St Andrew’s Parish Church off Birchills Street.

“This is in a mixed-use area of commercial and residential units with local amenities close by, good access to Walsall Town Centre and good transportation routes to surrounding districts.”

Aven House opens into a communal entrance on the ground floor, with two offices, a staff room and reception, a staff break room, three storerooms, two communal kitchens, two communal dining rooms, a kitchenette, two communal reception lounges and two laundry rooms.

On the same floor is a playroom or nursery, a utility room, boiler room, three bedsitting Rooms with ensuite wet room and toilets, a bedsitting room with a wash hand basin, staff flat with ensuite bathroom and kitchen, plus two communal toilets.

On the first floor, a staircase leads to a communal landing, two storerooms, seven bedsitting rooms with wash hand basins, a staff flat with ensuite bathroom and kitchen, and two communal bathrooms.

Another staircase leads to a separate communal landing, a storeroom and nine bedsitting rooms which all have ensuite wet rooms and toilets.

Up on the second floor is another communal landing, a storeroom, three bedsitting rooms with wash hand basins, a communal bathroom and communal toilet.

Outside there is off road gated parking, communal gardens, a playground and separate day care and nursery block with various rooms.

Aven House has gas central heating, an intercom door entry system, fire doors, smoke alarms, emergency lighting, an elevator lift system to each floor and double glazing.

Mr Bassi added: “We have over 500 years’ of combined experience and we are the only auctioneers in the region to have dedicated experts dealing with residential, commercial and mixed-use properties, plus land and development sites.”

Aven House is just one of 151 lots that are appearing in our next auction, which will start at 9am on Thursday 14 December.

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* Each property is subject to a reserve price which may be different from the guide price.  Please refer to the Important Information and legal pack(s) for further information and any additional fees which may apply.