Apartment 7, 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS
About Apartment 7
Apartment 7 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B16 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the 2nd 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 bottom. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. At 49 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 bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Apartment 7 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Apartment 7 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 March 2004Most recent
£139,000
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
Apartment 7 outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,837
Street avg £2,485
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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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