What type of property is Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU?

Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU last change hands?

Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU last sold for £160,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £147,000 in May 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 2007 and July 2022, Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU rose from £147,000 to £160,000, a change of £13,000. That works out to roughly +0.6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU have?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU?

Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in B45 9AU. Source: EPC Register.

How is Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU heated?

The latest EPC at Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU?

Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU located?

Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU sits in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham. It falls within the B45 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU?

Police records around Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU?

The closest primary school to Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU is Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School (513m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy (458m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, B45 9AU is Windmill Avenue, 743m away. The nearest rail option is Longbridge Rail Station, 2.2km away.

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Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9AU

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Apartment 8

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Apartment 8 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 57 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–70 m². Other recorded features include a balcony.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2022

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Apr 2012

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

0%78%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 8, 16 Brock Close, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 8 has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Apartment 8's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£164,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£160,000

Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

28 July 2022Most recent
£160,000
+23.1%over 2 years
15 August 2019
£130,000
-11.6%over 12 years
17 May 2007
£147,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 9AU: £185,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in B45 9AU

On the street

Versus other Brock Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apartment 8 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,807

Street avg £2,031

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

On par

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Area

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Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.7 km

Windmill Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy. 21 schools nearby.

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