Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£183,000
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£183,000
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The estimate for Orb is modelled from its 56 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B1 3AP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
56 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in B1 3AP
5 sales, median £200,000 (2024–2022)
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| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Orb has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
14 March 2025Most recent
£199,950
+2.5%over 3 years30 September 2021
£195,000
+44.5%over 6 years5 March 2015
£134,950
+11.0%over 1 year21 February 2014
£121,600
-11.2%over 10 years25 November 2003
£136,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B1 3AP: £200,000 (2024–2022).
Orb, Apartment 36, 107 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP
Sold Nov 2024
Orb, Apartment 31, 107 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP
Sold Sept 2024
Orb, Apartment 30, 107 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP
Sold Sept 2024
Orb, Apartment 16, 104 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP
Sold Jan 2023
Apartment 8, 101 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP
Sold Oct 2022
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Orb is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B1 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 56 m² this is the 11th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £199,950. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 March 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
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.
On years held, Orb runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,740
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
183/mo
Falling 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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