Apartment 2, 20 Kings Gate, York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SF
About Apartment 2
Apartment 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kings Heath, Birmingham, Birmingham (B14 7SF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £175,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Apartment 2 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 2's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 14 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2022Most recent
£175,000
+3.0%over 3 years13 November 2018
£169,950
+11.8%over 1 year1 March 2017
£152,000
+6.3%over 9 years14 December 2007
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B14 7SF: £185,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B14 7SF
Apartment 6, 20 Kings Gate, York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SF
Sold Apr 2025
£175,00025 Kings Gate, York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SF
Sold Feb 2024
£372,50021 Kings Gate, York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SF
Sold Nov 2023
£375,000Apartment 3, 20 Kings Gate, York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SF
Sold Jul 2023
£185,000Apartment 1, 20 Kings Gate, York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SF
Sold Jun 2023
£176,500
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Kings Gate homes
Apartment 2 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,125
Street avg £2,782
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Bournville Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bishop Challoner Catholic College. 43 schools nearby.
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