Apartment 3, 128 Morville Street, Birmingham, B16 8FJ
About Apartment 3
Apartment 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B16 8FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 50 units on file.
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 49 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £185,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 124.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation upgraded
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Apartment 3 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 3's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 16 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2019Most recent
£185,000
+54.2%over 5 years21 March 2014
£120,000
-31.4%over 10 years28 August 2003
£175,000
25 August 2003
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8FJ: £295,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in B16 8FJ
Apartment 89, 128 Morville Street, Birmingham, B16 8FJ
Sold Oct 2024
£360,000Apartment 45, 128 Morville Street, Birmingham, B16 8FJ
Sold Mar 2024
£165,000Apartment 84, 128 Morville Street, Birmingham, B16 8FJ
Sold Dec 2023
£240,000Apartment 88, 128 Morville Street, Birmingham, B16 8FJ
Sold May 2021
£295,000Apartment 16, 128 Morville Street, Birmingham, B16 8FJ
Sold Oct 2020
£189,000
Versus other Morville Street homes
On price per m², Apartment 3 stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,606
Street avg £2,554
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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. 57 schools nearby.
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