16 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP
About 16 Dovedale Avenue
16 Dovedale Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 79% above the 2009 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Energy performance
16 Dovedale Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Dovedale Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2009Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B90 2AP: £440,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B90 2AP
36 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP
Sold Jul 2025
£502,50018 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP
Sold Sept 2024
£440,00026 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP
Sold Sept 2023
£389,95035 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP
Sold Sept 2022
£355,00032 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP
Sold Jun 2022
£315,000
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Versus other Dovedale Avenue homes
16 Dovedale Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,388
Street avg £3,234
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Shirley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Woodlands Infant School. 29 schools nearby.
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