Apartment 1, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
About Apartment 1
Apartment 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–129 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 23.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 27.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £130,000 in March 2019.
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Energy performance
Apartment 1's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Planning history
Apartment 1 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 1's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 15 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2019Most recent
£130,000
-5.1%over 14 years26 March 2004
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8BS: £200,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in B16 8BS
Apartment 27, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
Sold Mar 2024
£310,000Apartment 18, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
Sold Jul 2022
£200,000Apartment 21, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
Sold Oct 2020
£134,000Apartment 5, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
Sold Nov 2019
£134,000Apartment 15, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
Sold Oct 2019
£225,000
Versus other Ryland Street homes
Price per m² for Apartment 1 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £2,468
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.5 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Five Ways (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary. 55 schools nearby.
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