5 Reservoir Retreat, Birmingham, B16 9EH
About 5 Reservoir Retreat
5 Reservoir Retreat is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 9EH). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Reservoir Retreat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
43applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Reservoir Retreat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£234,000
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 9EH: £337,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in B16 9EH
3 Reservoir Retreat, Birmingham, B16 9EH
Sold Sept 2025
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Sold Dec 2024
£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
Floor Area for 5 Reservoir Retreat lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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