18 Arnold Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3JP
About 18 Arnold Road
18 Arnold Road is a semi-detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 3JP). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 100 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Erect single storey store at end of the garden.
- Agent
- SSB
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2022/00180/MINFHO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 6 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£370,000
+13.8%over 5 years25 November 2015
£325,000
+82.8%over 8 months26 March 2015
£177,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in B90 3JP: £320,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B90 3JP
50 Arnold Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3JP
Sold Jul 2025
£320,00028 Arnold Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3JP
Sold Nov 2024
£320,0004 Arnold Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3JP
Sold Jan 2024
£285,50010 Arnold Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3JP
Sold Apr 2023
£400,0009 Arnold Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3JP
Sold Aug 2022
£373,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Arnold Road homes
18 Arnold Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,700
Street avg £3,318
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 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
1.9 km
Shirley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy. 38 schools nearby.
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