389a, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 1BJ

389a is a detached house in Solihull (B91 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). At 82 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–322 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 10 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 71.6% below the 2022 sale of £825,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£935/sq ft) was about 254% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.