The three-bedroom home – quaintly known as Providence Cottage – is found in the village of Bickenhill, just outside Solihull, and it’s just moments away from Birmingham Airport.
It might be something of a doer-upper, but if you’ve got the patience, it could be the perfect project. Plus, there’s already double glazing and oil-fired central heating in place, so that’s two things ticked off the to-do list.
The ground floor is relatively spacious, with not one, but two reception rooms, a kitchen, and a utility room.
That leaves plenty of space to host dinner parties amongst plane-spotting-loving friends, if that’s your bag.
You could even serve up dinner in a little aluminium tray, just like you would if you were flying 40,000 feet up in the air.
Upstairs, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom, while outside, there’s access to a driveway for parking, a detached garage, and a garden for even more plane-spotting fun.
And if you’re looking to save the pennies, Providence Cottage comes in slightly under the average UK house price, which in January 2025, figures from Zoopla placed at £267,200.
Excited? There’s plenty of reason to be. It might not be as bustling as Heathrow, ranking as the seventh busiest airport in the UK, but in 2024, 12,848,201 passengers passed through Birmingham Airport.
If you’re looking to get your plane-spotting goggles on, the runway measures 10,013 feet – and is a mere stone’s throw from Providence Cottage itself.
In fact, true aviation nerds will know that there’s an official location on Google Maps for the ‘plane spotting viewpoint’ – which is around 15 minutes on foot from St Peters Lane, the street on which Providence Cottage lies. What’s not to love?
There’s no shortage of destinations to jet set off to either, as the airport is home to approximately 30 airlines serving more than 130 direct routes and 450 one-stop destinations.
Naturally, the listing made it onto the radar of the famed r/SpottedonRightmove Reddit thread, with fans labelling it perfect for ‘anyone with a major aircraft obsession.’
@Affectionate-Bat-902 joked that there would be ‘tyre tracks on the roof,’ while @Entire-Emotion-819 aptly labelled it ‘a plane spotter’s dream’ that would offer a ‘viewpoint with a roof over his/her/etc’s head.’
Want to shoot your shot? The property goes up for sale by public auction on March 27 through Bond Wolfe Auctions. You’ll need to be up bright and early, as things kick off at 8.30am.
And if you want to view before you put your life savings on it, these are open on a block basis from March 6.
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