14 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP

14 Dovedale Avenue is a semi-detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since January 2000 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 230.7% above the 2000 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 65.8% below the postcode norm.