Apartment 2, 52 Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FQ
About Apartment 2
Apartment 2 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8FQ). 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 (March 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.
Held since December 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 80 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Apartment 2's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Apartment 2 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£121,680
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 2005Most recent
£121,680
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8FQ: £155,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in B16 8FQ
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Sold Nov 2023
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Sold Jul 2019
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Sold May 2019
£290,000Apartment 38, 52 Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FQ
Sold Apr 2019
£145,000Apartment 9, 52 Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FQ
Sold Aug 2018
£132,000
Versus other Sherborne Street homes
Apartment 2 outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,925
Street avg £2,959
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 1.7 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
0.3 km
St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary. 54 schools nearby.
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