Keen BLACK SABBATH fans could be among competitive bidders for a three-bedroomed, terraced house in Birmingham appearing in Bond Wolfe’s next auction.
Because while 16 Lodge Road in Aston looks just like any other terraced property in the suburb, this one happens to be next door to the house where the band’s renowned singer Ozzy Osbourne grew up.
The rare lot is in need of modernisation, which means it will have an attractive guide price of £19,000+ in the livestreamed auction on Thursday 27 March.
James Rossiter, senior auction valuer at Bond Wolfe, said: “Birmingham has streets upon streets of this sort of terraced house in dozens of suburbs across the city.
“But 16 Lodge Road is a very special property as the childhood home of the world’s most famous heavy metal rocker is right next door at number 14.
“We always have stiff competition for this type of terraced property, both from first-time buyers and landlords seeking to expand their portfolios.
“However, we could potentially see a real surge in interest in this residence purely due to its celebrated BLACK SABBATH provenance and with the return of Ozzy and his bandmates on 5 July at Villa Park.”
Ozzy Osbourne, who attended the nearby Prince Albert Junior and Infant School on Albert Street, once told of how he carved the phrase “Iron Void” into the brickwork at 14 Lodge Road.
“I was just thinking about band names,” the Prince of Darkness told the BBC back in the mid-1990s. “And I thought, ‘Iron Void’. That’s a good name for a band!”
The vacant mid-terraced property at 16 Lodge Road stands flush to the pavement and has two reception rooms, an understairs cupboard, kitchen and bathroom downstairs.
There is a landing and three bedrooms upstairs as the property, which has gas central heating and double glazing, and a rear garden.
The house next door to Ozzy’s childhood home will be among scores of properties appearing in Bond Wolfe’s next auction, which is due to start at 8.30am on Thursday 27 March.
The auction will be livestreamed via Bond Wolfe’s website with remote bidding by proxy, telephone or internet.
For more information, visit property listing at bondwolfe.com.
Source: metaladdicts.com
