5 Dunsmore Grove, Solihull, B91 1BH
About 5 Dunsmore Grove
5 Dunsmore Grove is a detached house in Solihull (B91 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. At 118 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 sits 68.9% above the 2010 sale of £334,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 19.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
5 Dunsmore Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 5 Dunsmore Grove.
4 applications on record at 5 Dunsmore Grove, Solihull, B91 1BH
2 live now- Jul 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of part single storey/ part two storey side and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2015/50943/MINFHO
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsFeb 2026Decision
- ConditionsJan 2026Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£334,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 July 2010Most recent
£334,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B91 1BH: £575,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in B91 1BH
Versus other Dunsmore Grove homes
5 Dunsmore Grove is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,831
Street avg £4,081
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Olton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oak Cottage Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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