4b, Rawlins Street, Birmingham, B16 8HB
About 4b
4b is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B16 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.
At 44 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 34 EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8HB: £139,000 (2021–2017).
Versus other Rawlins Street homes
On floor area, 4b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
0.3 km
St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary. 49 schools nearby.
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