Ardendale, Flat 15, Harwood Grove, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4AW

Ardendale is a detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 4AW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 79 m² this is the 4th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Ardendale, where floor areas span 71–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (31 versus a best of 76).

It hasn't traded since June 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 112.6% above the 2002 sale of £87,000.