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5 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
134 m²
1444 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Bowbrook Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Bowbrook Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Shirley, Solihull, Solihull (B90 4UY). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1444 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 134 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 is 40.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Bowbrook Avenue 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 24 Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 5 Bowbrook Avenue.

  1. Jun 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Ground floor extension forming home offices - Single storey linking the house to the detached garage.

    Agent
    Philip Gidley - Architect
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/2021/01219/MINFHO
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2007
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Conservatory to the rear.

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/2007/01066/FULL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Bowbrook Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£603,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£429,950

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 November 2014Most recent

    £429,950

    +19.4%over 4 years
  2. 18 July 2010

    £360,000

  3. 21 February 2007

    £360,500

    +9.9%over 2 years
  4. 27 April 2004

    £328,100

Median price across the last 5 sales in B90 4UY: £480,000 (2023–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Bowbrook Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Bowbrook Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£3,206

Street avg £4,438

Strongly below

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Solihull district page.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.7 km

Widney Manor Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

Monkspath Junior and Infant School. 18 schools nearby.

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