Apartment 70, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
About Apartment 70
Apartment 70 is a one-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B16 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 599 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 56 m² this is the 65th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 56 m² the property is well over the postcode median (32 m² across 77 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £145,000 in May 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Apartment 70's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Apartment 70 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Apartment 70
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 70's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 20 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2024Most recent
£145,000
+1.8%over 19 years1 June 2004
£142,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8BZ: £90,000 (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 40, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold Feb 2024
£75,000Apartment 83, 42 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BZ
Sold Aug 2022
£105,000
Versus other Ryland Street homes
Apartment 70 is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,604
Street avg £2,849
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 40 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 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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