Ardendale, Flat 9, Harwood Grove, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4AW

Ardendale is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 4AW). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 86 m² this is the 15th 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 top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £163,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.