10 Reservoir Retreat, Birmingham, B16 9EH
About 10 Reservoir Retreat
10 Reservoir Retreat is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 9EH). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2011. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
10 Reservoir Retreat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Feb 2011HMOFullIn report
Retrospective change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to 7 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation for students (sui-generis).
- Council
- Ladywood
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2010/04589/PA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 10 Reservoir Retreat
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2016Most recent
£335,000
+42.6%over 7 years25 March 2008
£235,000
+42.4%over 6 years2 September 2001
£165,000
+50.0%over 4 years13 August 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 9EH: £337,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in B16 9EH
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£380,00014 Reservoir Retreat, Birmingham, B16 9EH
Sold Apr 2021
£340,00016 Reservoir Retreat, Birmingham, B16 9EH
Sold Feb 2021
£330,00012 Reservoir Retreat, Birmingham, B16 9EH
Sold Apr 2020
£337,000
Versus other Reservoir Retreat homes
10 Reservoir Retreat outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,043
Street avg £2,101
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.6 km
Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School. 51 schools nearby.
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