Property description
One Bedroom plus spacious study room/ bedroom. This very well presented and spacious apartment is set in the hustle and bustle of the famous china quarter of Birmingham city centre located in the Southside development and is walking distance to Grand Central train station and the City Centre making it ideal for city centre living.
Origins & Industrial Era
Rural beginnings to industrial hub (19th Century): Initially farmland with scattered cottages, the area transformed rapidly after the Birmingham & Gloucester Railway arrived in the 1840s. Factories, metalworks, printing presses, and workshops sprang up near the canals and tracks.
Residential evolution: Victorian-era houses replaced rural cottages. St John's Walk and surrounding streets were lined with substantial homes for the middle class .
?? Post-War Redevelopment
1950s-70s: A wave of demolition removed many factories and terraced housing to make way for office blocks, new housing, and the Inner Ring Road .
Adaptive reuse: Many former industrial or warehouse-style buildings were repurposed into modern flats and apartments.
??Cultural District Formation (1980s-2000s)
Diversification: The area grew as Birmingham's Chinese Quarter and Gay Village emerged, centered on Hurst Street and Kent Street.
Regeneration: Southside became known for nightlife, independent eateries, and entertainment venues like the Hippodrome and Arcadian
St. John's Walk Flats: Built with around 461 apartments offering 24-hour concierge, shared courtyards, balconies, and fob entry-capitalized on central location and proximity to New Street Station and Bullring
Permitted payments and tenant protection information
What reservation fees & rental funds will be asked for before moving in?
Essence Property would take a reservation deposit which covers the taking the property off the market while we commence referencing, this fee will be transferred to your deposit on move in (subject to passed referencing).To secure an apartment we must be in receipt of the reservation fee. Once acceptable references have been received and approved, a date will be agreed for the start of your tenancy. The tenancy agreement must be signed and the initial monies must be paid in full.
- Reservation deposit: Equivalent to one weeks rent
- First month's rent: Payable in advance of move in
- Deposit: Equivalent to five weeks rent, payable on or before the date of move in (must be cleared funds on the date of move in).
As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.
Permitted payments
For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments:
* Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent);
* Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
* Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs);
* Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs);
* Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services "telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence;
* Council tax (payable to the billing authority);
* Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate);
* Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
* Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement; and
* Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and regulations applicable at the relevant time.
For properties in Wales, the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants the following permitted payments
*Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent);
*Security deposits;
*Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services "telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence;
*Council tax (payable to the billing authority);
*Payments for the late payment of rent (where required under the tenancy agreement);
*A breach of a term of the contract (where required under the tenancy agreement); and
*Any other permitted payments under the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act and regulations applicable at the relevant time.
Tenant protection
In addition to publishing relevant fees, Essence Property Investment & Management is a member of Property Ombudsman (Property Redress Scheme).
Key features
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
Flats / Apartments - Apartment
Furnished
More features
Available July 2026, Assure Periodic Tenancy , EPC Rating C & Council Tax Band C, Standard Five Weeks Deposit , Fully Furnished, One Bedroom with Additional Study/ Second Bedroom, 24 Hours Concierge Service, Exclusive Residents Courtyard , Summarise property details
More details
- Property type
- Flats / Apartments - Apartment
- Size
- Not specified
- Monthly price
- £1000
- Weekly price
- £231
- Available from
- Now
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Furnishing
- Furnished
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This listing is located at Southside , St John's Walk, Birmingham, Birmingham.