What type of property is Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP sell for?

Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP last sold for £155,555 in June 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £189,950 in October 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2003 and June 2015, Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP fell from £189,950 to £155,555, a change of £34,395. That works out to roughly -1.7% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP have?

The current EPC rating for Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B1 3AP. Source: EPC Register.

How is Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP heated?

The latest EPC at Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP is in council tax band E.

Where is Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP located?

Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP sits in Birmingham. It falls within the B1 postcode district.

Is Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP in a safe area?

Police records around Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (21% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

The closest primary school to Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP is Nelson Primary School (445m), one of 47 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Jewellery Quarter Academy (83m), with 20 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

The closest rail stop to Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP is Jewellery Quarter Rail Station, 500m away. The nearest underground option is Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro), 523m away.

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Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Orb

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Orb is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B1 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 78 m² this is the 24th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in Orb, where floor areas span 42–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 78 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 36.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 23.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

ConciergeYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Orb's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orb, Apartment 12, 104 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orb has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Orb's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.7% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£155,555

Growth on file: -1.7% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

30 June 2015Most recent
£155,555
-15.9%over 8 years
8 December 2006
£185,000
-2.6%over 3 years
23 October 2003
£189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in B1 3AP: £199,950 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in B1 3AP

On the street

Versus other Carver Street homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Orb runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,994

Street avg £2,788

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Jewellery Quarter Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.1 km

Jewellery Quarter Academy. 67 schools nearby.

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