🏠 Daily Property Hunt

10 June 2026 06:13 BST — West Midlands Investment Scan
⚠️ TWO AUCTIONS TODAY! Burton Road, Dudley (DY1) and Craddock Street, Wolverhampton (WV6) are both going under the hammer today. Immediate attention recommended.
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Today's Auctions

🥇 TOP 3 — DEEP DIVE

🔴 IMMEDIATE ACTION — AUCTION TODAY (10-11 June 2026)

🏠 Burton Road, Dudley, DY1

Price: £90,000 Auction
URL: Rightmove Listing →
Type: 3-bed Terraced, Freehold
Status: Tenanted Needs Work
Rent: £700/mo (periodic AST, scheduled increase to £700/mo)
Yield (Gross): 9.3%

Tenanted terraced house — lounge, dining room, kitchen, bathroom/wc, three bedrooms (first floor), rear garden. Gas CH, double glazing. Located near Burton Road Park, Priory Park, good local amenities. The tenant is on a periodic AST since 13/04/2018 with a scheduled rent increase to £700/mo (already at that figure).

Modernisation Potential Auction 10-11 June

VERDICT: CALL AGENT — TODAY'S AUCTION
Auction — guide price may go higher Tenanted — vacant possession not guaranteed DY1 — mixed area, verify rental demand
🔴 AUCTION TODAY — 10 June 2026

🏠 Craddock Street, Wolverhampton, WV6

Price: £89,000 Auction
URL: Rightmove Listing →
Type: 3-bed Terraced, Freehold
Status: Requires Modernisation Vacant
Features: 3 bedrooms (1 ground floor), large reception, garden
Est. Yield: 8.8-9.5%

Mid-terrace family home requiring modernisation. Three good-sized bedrooms with one on the ground floor. Large reception room, kitchen. For sale by auction (under hammer, online auction) Wednesday 10th June 2026. Viewings available today and yesterday.

Requires Full Refurb Auction Today

VERDICT: CALL AGENT — BRRR CANDIDATE
Full refurb needed — budget £20-30k WV6 — check demand, some low-yield pockets
🟢 PRIVATE TREATY — No Chain

🏠 Baptist End Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2

Price: £125,000 Private Treaty
URL: Rightmove Listing →
Type: 2-bed Terraced, Freehold
Status: No Chain
Features: 2 double beds, private garden, close to Merry Hill, Russells Hall Hospital
Est. Rent: £675-725/mo → Yield: 6.5-7.0%

Ideal buy-to-let investment. No chain, freehold, two double bedrooms, private rear garden. Close to Merry Hill Shopping Centre (5-min drive), Russells Hall Hospital, good schools. Scope for cosmetic improvement and value-add. Gas CH, good transport links.

VERDICT: WATCHLIST — Negotiate to £115-118k
£125k may be overpriced for 2-bed in DY2 Cosmetic improvement needed to maximise rent

📋 TOP 10 CANDIDATES — FULL TABLE

# Address Price Type Beds Sale Type Verdict
🥇 Burton Road, Dudley DY1 £90,000 Terraced 3 Auction TODAY CALL
🥈 Craddock St, Wolverhampton WV6 £89,000 Terraced 3 Auction TODAY CALL
3 Baptist End Rd, Dudley DY2 £125,000 Terraced 2 Private Treaty WATCH
4 Foxyards Rd, Tipton DY4 £99,000 Semi-Detached 3 Auction 9 July WATCH
5 Ernest Clark Cl, Willenhall WV12 £95,000 Semi-Detached 3 Auction CLOSED 9 Jun PASS
6 Middlepark Rd, Dudley DY1 £120,000 Semi-Detached 3 Modern Auction WATCH
7 Conway Cl, Kingswinford DY6 £130,000 Semi-Dormer 2/3 Modern Auction WATCH
8 Peartree Lane, Dudley DY2 £140,000 Terraced 3 Private Treaty WATCH
9 Victoria St, Brierley Hill DY5 £110,000 Semi-Detached 2 Modern Auction SKIP
10 Quarry Brow, Upper Gornal DY3 £145,000 Semi-Detached 3 Modern Auction SKIP

📊 MARKET SNAPSHOT

PropAI Deals API: Monthly quota exhausted (20,000/20,000). Using Rightmove Playwright Firefox scraper as fallback. Tavily web_extract still returning 432.

Scan Summary

PostcodeProps FoundNotes
DY1 (Dudley)25Cheapest 3-bed: £90k (auction today)
DY2 (Dudley)25Best private treaty: Baptist End Rd £125k
DY3 (Gornal)24Quarry Brow £145k — overpriced for area
DY4 (Tipton)25Foxyards Rd £99k semi — auction 9 July
DY5 (Brierley Hill)25Tanoli's base — Victoria St £110k, Blewitt St £155k
DY6 (Kingswinford)15Premium area — Conway Close £130k tenanted
DY8 (Stourbridge)25Premium area, Ridgeway Rd £100k terraced
DY9 (Lye)22Valley Rd £150k terraced
WV1-4 (Wolves City)68Craddock St £89k best find
WV10-14 (Wolves North)90Willenhall/Bilston — good value under-£120k deals
WV5-9 (Wolves West)33Lower volume, more premium areas

⚡ TOP RECOMMENDATIONS

🔴 Immediate — Today's Auctions

1. Burton Road, Dudley DY1 — £90,000
Going under the hammer TODAY (10-11 June 2026). 3-bed terraced, tenanted at £700/mo = 9.3% gross yield. A rare tenanted auction property with tenant in situ and rent already at market level. If you can secure at or near guide price, this is an instant 9%+ yield BTL with no void period.

2. Craddock Street, Wolverhampton WV6 — £89,000
Also auction TODAY (Wed 10 June). 3-bed terraced requiring full modernisation. Vacant possession. Budget £25-30k refurb → ARV £140-150k → BRRR potential. Ground-floor bedroom adds HMO flexibility.

🟡 Watchlist — Follow Up

3. Baptist End Road, Dudley DY2 — £125,000 (Private Treaty)
Best private treaty find. 2-bed freehold terraced, no chain. Represents 6.5-7% yield with cosmetic improvements. Offer £115k.

4. Foxyards Road, Tipton DY4 — £99,000 (Auction 9 July)
3-bed semi-detached, vacant freehold. Requires work. Auction in one month — time to do due diligence.

5. Conway Close, Kingswinford DY6 — £130,000 (Modern Auction)
Semi-dormer bungalow with tenant in situ. Kingswinford is a premium DY area. Check current rental income.

⚠️ RISK FLAGS & NOTES

FlagDetail
🔴 Auction Fever9 of top 10 candidates are auction properties. Guide prices are marketing tools — set max bids based on ARV, not guide price.
🟡 SDLT SurchargeAll BTL purchases incur +5% SDLT surcharge. Factor into all cost calculations.
🟡 Article 4Check Dudley & Wolverhampton council Article 4 boundaries before pursuing HMO strategy on any candidate.
🟡 Modern Method of AuctionProperties 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 use "Modern Method" — 56-day reservation, buyer fees (4.5-6% + VAT), NOT same as traditional auction exchange.
🟢 Tenant in SituProperties 1 (Burton Rd) and 7 (Conway Cl) have existing tenants — instant cashflow, but verify AST terms and Section 24 tax position.

📡 Data Sources Used

SourceStatusNotes
Rightmove (Playwright Firefox)✅ Working409 properties extracted from 23 WM postcodes via __NEXT_DATA__
PropAI Deals API❌ Quota Exhausted20,000/20,000 used — resets at next billing cycle
PropertyData⛔ CancelledSubscription cancelled May 2026 — cached data only
Tavily (web_extract)❌ HTTP 432Persistent outage since ~19 May 2026
Individual Property Pages✅ WorkingPlaywright Firefox extracted descriptions, tenure, auction status