25 Cropthorne Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3JW

25 Cropthorne Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 3JW). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 77.8% above the 2010 sale of £247,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.