Oswio Court, Flat 45, Bishopton Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4AH

Oswio Court is a three-bedroom detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 82 m² this is the 10th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Oswio Court, where floor areas span 66–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 162.7% above the 2000 sale of £76,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 52.8% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).