What type of property is Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP sell for?

Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP last sold for £114,000 in April 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £189,950 in November 2003, so prices have been falling over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2003 and April 2019, Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP fell from £189,950 to £114,000, a change of £75,950. That works out to roughly -3.3% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

The current EPC rating for Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in December 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (806 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B1 3AP. Source: EPC Register.

How is Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP heated?

The latest EPC at Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP located?

Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP sits in Birmingham. It falls within the B1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Orb, Apartment 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

Police records around Orb, Apartment 14, 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 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

The closest primary school to Orb, Apartment 14, 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 14, 104 Carver Street, B1 3AP?

The closest rail stop to Orb, Apartment 14, 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 14, 104 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

806 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Orb

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

Orb is a two-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B1 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 806 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. At 75 m² this is the 22nd 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 across 27 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 66.7% above the 2019 sale of £114,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 36 EPCs). Last sale on file: £114,000 in April 2019.

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
Bathrooms2

Outside

BalconyYes

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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 08 Dec 2021

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orb, Apartment 14, 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

£190,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£114,000

Growth on file: -3.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

4 April 2019Most recent
£114,000
-40.0%over 15 years
14 November 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.

Price per m² for Orb lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,522

Street avg £2,802

Strongly below

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

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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