Apartment 40, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
About Apartment 40
Apartment 40 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a C (score 73). Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 8th smallest of 78 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 78 units on file.
Last sale on file: £75,000 in February 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 is 44% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Apartment 40's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Apartment 40 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Apartment 40
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 40's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£108,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 20 years.
£75,000
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2024Most recent
£75,000
-9.1%over 9 years20 February 2015
£82,500
-17.5%over 9 years4 March 2005
£99,950
+11.1%over 10 months13 May 2004
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8BZ: £105,000 (2025–2022).
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 83, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold Aug 2022
£105,000
Versus other Ryland Street homes
Years Held for Apartment 40 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,419
Street avg £2,851
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 40 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 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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