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 £626,000 is 45.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2019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
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 June 2019
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 5 Bowbrook Avenue.
2 applications on record at 5 Bowbrook Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4UY
- Jun 2007ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to the rear.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2007/01066/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bowbrook Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£626,000
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 (2023–2018).
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
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
289/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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