Apartment 34, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
About Apartment 34
Apartment 34 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (24–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 78 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 19.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 24 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (32 m² median across 77 EPCs).
Energy performance
Apartment 34'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
Planning history
Apartment 34 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 34's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 13 years.
£96,000
Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
25 May 2017Most recent
£96,000
+7.0%over 10 years24 August 2006
£89,750
-8.4%over 2 years1 March 2004
£97,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8BZ: £90,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in B16 8BZ
Apartment 79, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold Oct 2025
£88,000Apartment 32, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold Apr 2025
£115,000Apartment 74, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold Mar 2025
£90,000Apartment 70, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold May 2024
£145,000Apartment 40, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold Feb 2024
£75,000
Versus other Ryland Street homes
Apartment 34 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,830
Floor Area
24 m²
Street avg 40 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.5 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
0.4 km
Five Ways (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary. 56 schools nearby.
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