7 Bronte Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3DR
About 7 Bronte Close
7 Bronte Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £294,000 in September 2020.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 Bronte Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension and conversion of garage.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2024/00229/MINFHO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 7 Bronte Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£294,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2020Most recent
£294,000
+173.5%over 19 years26 October 2000
£107,500
+58.1%over 4 years1 March 1996
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B90 3DR: £315,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in B90 3DR
34 Bronte Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3DR
Sold Nov 2024
£303,00041 Bronte Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3DR
Sold Jun 2024
£351,50012 Bronte Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3DR
Sold Jun 2023
£332,50015 Bronte Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3DR
Sold Feb 2023
£315,00027 Bronte Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3DR
Sold Nov 2022
£305,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bronte Close homes
On epc rating, 7 Bronte Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,128
Street avg £3,455
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Shirley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Shirley Heath Junior School. 31 schools nearby.
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