5 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY
About 5 Bowbrook Avenue
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2019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
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 5 Bowbrook Avenue.
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullIn 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
- Jun 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to the rear.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2007/01066/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bowbrook Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£603,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 11 years.
£429,950
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2014Most recent
£429,950
+19.4%over 4 years18 July 2010
£360,000
21 February 2007
£360,500
+9.9%over 2 years27 April 2004
£328,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in B90 4UY: £480,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in B90 4UY
11 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY
Sold Sept 2023
£570,0001 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY
Sold Mar 2021
£532,5003 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY
Sold Oct 2018
£465,0004 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY
Sold Dec 2006
£385,0007 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY
Sold Nov 2004
£325,000
Everything we know about 5 Bowbrook Avenue, 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 Bowbrook Avenue homes
5 Bowbrook Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,206
Street avg £4,438
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Widney Manor Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Monkspath Junior and Infant School. 18 schools nearby.
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