8 Ashwell Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3LR
About 8 Ashwell Drive
8 Ashwell Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 3LR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 12.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Ashwell Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 8 Ashwell Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 2 No. beech trees in rear garden.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2019/03133/TPO
- Sept 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
20 % crown reduction of 2 alder trees covered by tpo
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2008/01361/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Ashwell Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.
£341,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2018Most recent
£341,000
+39.2%over 10 years25 October 2007
£245,000
+9.4%over 2 years1 September 2005
£224,000
+135.9%over 8 years1 July 1997
£94,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B90 3LR: £299,950 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B90 3LR
41 Ashwell Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3LR
Sold Feb 2025
£316,00022 Ashwell Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3LR
Sold Feb 2025
£285,00039 Ashwell Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3LR
Sold Aug 2024
£348,50020 Ashwell Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3LR
Sold Feb 2024
£275,00016 Ashwell Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3LR
Sold Aug 2023
£299,950
Everything we know about 8 Ashwell Drive, in one report
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 Ashwell Drive homes
8 Ashwell Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,015
Street avg £4,009
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Solihull Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy. 35 schools nearby.
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