Apartment 5, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
About Apartment 5
Apartment 5 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 4th 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 across 25 units on file.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 17.2% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £134,000 in November 2019.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Planning history
Apartment 5 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 5's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 16 years.
£134,000
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2019Most recent
£134,000
-13.5%over 15 years26 March 2004
£154,875
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 15, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
Sold Oct 2019
£225,000Apartment 12, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
Sold Sept 2019
£136,000
Versus other Ryland Street homes
On years held, Apartment 5 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,577
Street avg £2,496
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 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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