Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Apartment 4, 1 Swallow Street, Birmingham, B1 2AP
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
1 m²
11 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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About Apartment 4
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Apartment 4 is a property in Birmingham (B1 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 1 m² (around 11 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. At 1 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (1–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (July 2026) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 1 m² it sits well below the postcode median (40 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Apartment 4 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jul 2026EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
0.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 July 2036
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Apartment 4, 1 Swallow Street, Birmingham, B1 2AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Apartment 4 has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Swallow Street homes
Four headline reads against 52 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Apartment 4 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 80 (C)
Floor Area
1 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.4 t/year
Street avg 0.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
183/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Town Hall (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.8 km
City Academy. 60 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- City AcademySecondary751m
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary794m
- St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary822m
- Nelson Primary SchoolPrimary911m
Nearest stops
- Town Hall (West Midlands Metro)Subway entrance55m
- Birmingham New Street Rail StationRailway station220m
- Grand Central (West Midlands Metro)Subway entrance253m
- Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro)Subway entrance366m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,380 reports42%
- Other Theft359 reports11%
- Vehicle Crime312 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson213 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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Level 3 Building Survey
21st century1st Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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- How the estimate is made
- An automated estimate isn't available for Apartment 4 at the moment, although an EPC is on record. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in B1 2AP.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Apartment 4, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Apartment 4 was lodged in July 2026 at band D and is valid until July 2036. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Apartment 4. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 60 schools and 24 stops listed are measured in a straight line from B1 2AP, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- Apartment 4 is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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