Apartment 1, 65 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham, B16 8HJ
About Apartment 1
Apartment 1 is a detached house in Birmingham (B16 8HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 48 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Apartment 1 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 1's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 14 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2017Most recent
£120,000
+11.1%over 10 years27 July 2006
£108,000
+0.9%over 3 years7 March 2003
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 8HJ: £130,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in B16 8HJ
Apartment 2, 65 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham, B16 8HJ
Sold Mar 2025
£130,000Apartment 10, 65 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham, B16 8HJ
Sold Aug 2024
£118,000Apartment 11, 65 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham, B16 8HJ
Sold Mar 2016
£164,000Apartment 3, 65 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham, B16 8HJ
Sold Mar 2016
£146,000Apartment 12, 67 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham, B16 8HJ
Sold Nov 2015
£120,000
Versus other Grosvenor Street West homes
On epc rating, Apartment 1 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,409
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.2 km
Five Ways (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary. 51 schools nearby.
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