AN HISTORIC former police station and magistrates court in Old Hill will be auctioned to the highest bidder at a sale next month.

Old Hill Police Station, in Halesowen Road, will go under the hammer at Villa Park in Birmingham on Wednesday December 11.

The eye-catching buildings – some dating back to Victorian times – are being sold on behalf of West Midlands Police and will go before bidders with a guide price of £250,000.

Ian Tudor, managing director of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “I am delighted to be instructed on this cracking opportunity.

“This attractive freehold property measures approximately 6,803 sq ft and comes with car parking for up to ten vehicles.

“The buildings include a detached part two-storey, part single-storey ex-police station and a former magistrates court, with a range of offices, former interview rooms, former court room, stores, kitchen, toilets, plant and boiler rooms.

“They are located with a prominent frontage to Halesowen Road at the junction with Court Street in a well-established area comprising a church, medical centre, religious hall, local shopping, offices and residential dwellings.”

The site is close to Old Hill Railway Station on the main line between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge.

Mr Tudor said: “The former Old Hill Police Station and court could be considered suitable for a variety of alternative uses, subject to planning permission, and we expect strong interest from bidders on the day.”

The former police station and court building will be just one of more than 140 lots going under the hammer in the Bond Wolfe Auctions’ sale at 10.30am on Wednesday December 11 at the Holte Suite at Aston Villa FC.