8 Dovedale Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AP

8 Dovedale Avenue is a semi-detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 31.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.