St Joseph's completed 404-apartment canalside scheme in the Gun Quarter — four minutes' walk from Snow Hill station. The rare Birmingham option you can view, buy and move into now, with no off-plan wait.
Snow Hill Wharf is a completed development by St Joseph (Berkeley Group) at 63 Shadwell Street in the Gun Quarter — the historic district just north of the Colmore business core, beside the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal. Designed by GRID Architects and finished in November 2022, it delivers 404 apartments: 157 one-beds, 218 two-beds and 29 three-beds, with 139 parking spaces and secure cycle storage for 408 bikes.
Why it's different: almost every other major Birmingham scheme we track is under construction or rental-only. Snow Hill Wharf is finished and for sale — you can view the actual apartment, check the actual view, and move in on a normal purchase timeline. No off-plan deposit risk, no completion-date uncertainty.
| Detail | Information | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Development name | Snow Hill Wharf | Verified |
| Location | 63 Shadwell Street, Gun Quarter, Birmingham B4 6LQ | Verified |
| Developer | St Joseph — Berkeley Group · Architect: GRID | Verified |
| Homes | 404 (157 × 1-bed, 218 × 2-bed, 29 × 3-bed) | Verified |
| Completed | November 2022 | Verified |
| Current pricing | 1-beds from £245,000; larger/luxury units from £390,000+ | Estimated |
| Tenure | Leasehold, 250-year leases | Estimated |
| Amenities | 24hr concierge, double-height gym, sauna & steam room, cinema, lounge, workspaces, library, three courtyard gardens | Verified |
Agent listings currently show one-beds from £245,000 and larger apartments from around £390,000. Because the scheme is complete, you're buying either a remaining developer unit or a resale — check both routes, as resales at completed schemes can price keenly against the developer's list.
At £245,000 a first-time buyer pays no stamp duty; a 10% deposit is £24,500. A standard buyer at £390,000 pays £9,500 SDLT. Run your numbers with our mortgage and stamp duty calculators, and see the full cost of buying guide. Completed buildings also mean mortgage valuation is straightforward — lenders see a real, occupied scheme rather than an off-plan promise.
Prices reflect agent listings checked in July 2026 and change with availability. Ask for the current availability list, and the service charge schedule in writing, before viewing.
The Gun Quarter sits immediately north of the city core: Snow Hill station is about four minutes' walk, the Colmore Row business district under ten, and the canal towpath runs beside the scheme. Three universities are within easy reach, and HS2's Curzon Street site is across the city core. It's a quieter address than Centenary Square or Digbeth — closer to "established city living" than "regeneration frontier".
For buy-to-let, completed stock has a simple advantage: rent from day one — no waiting for a 2027 completion while your deposit sits idle. Tenant demand in the walkable core is strong (Colmore professionals, university staff and postgraduates), and the three-bed units are a comparative rarity in the city centre.
Know the competition: Birmingham's build-to-rent pipeline is adding 2,500+ professionally managed rental apartments nearby — amenity-rich buildings that compete directly for your tenants. Read our Birmingham BTR boom analysis before setting rent expectations, and factor the service charge on this amenity-heavy scheme into net yield calculations.
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