Apartment 2, 53 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 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) 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 April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 11th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 43 units on file.
Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 38 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 80 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Apartment 2
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£112,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2005Most recent
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8FQ: £155,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in B16 8FQ
Apartment 34, 52 Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FQ
Sold Nov 2023
£235,000Apartment 8, 52 Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FQ
Sold Jul 2019
£155,00054 Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FQ
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 is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,947
Street avg £2,972
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 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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