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Cornwood House, Apartment 50, 4 Cornwood Lane, Shirley, Solihull, B90 1TH

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Cornwood House

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

Cornwood House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 1TH). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in Cornwood House, where floor areas span 53–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £175,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingUnderground
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)
Feb 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2019from Dec 2008
EPC improved fromC78toD67
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel
GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
19%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cornwood House, Apartment 50, 4 Cornwood Lane, Shirley, Solihull, B90 1TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Cornwood House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£183,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£175,000

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2020Most recent

    £175,000

    +16.7%over 12 years
  2. 25 June 2008

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B90 1TH: £180,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Cornwood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Cornwood House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,966

Street avg £2,529

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Solihull district page.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.5 km

Whitlocks End Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

Dickens Heath Community Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Common questions

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