Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Skyline is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B1 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Skyline (41–102 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 81 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 25.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm.
Skyline's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 December 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Skyline has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
20 May 2010Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B1 1JW: £170,000 (2026–2024).
Skyline, Apartment 55, 165 Granville Street, Birmingham, B1 1JW
Sold Feb 2026
Skyline, Apartment 76, 165 Granville Street, Birmingham, B1 1JW
Sold Nov 2025
Skyline, Apartment 24, 165 Granville Street, Birmingham, B1 1JW
Sold Mar 2025
Skyline, Apartment 69, 165 Granville Street, Birmingham, B1 1JW
Sold Mar 2025
Skyline, Apartment 25, 165 Granville Street, Birmingham, B1 1JW
Sold Dec 2024
Floor Area for Skyline lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,195
Street avg £2,670
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
183/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Five Ways Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
City Academy. 53 schools nearby.
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