Apartment 25, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
About Apartment 25
Apartment 25 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 5th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (83 versus a worst of 65).
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Apartment 25 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Apartment 25 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,400
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2004Most recent
£155,400
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
Apartment 25 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,825
Street avg £2,485
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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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