12 Croftleigh Gardens, Kingslea Road, Solihull, B91 1TG

12 Croftleigh Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Solihull (B91 1TG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 31st smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (28 versus a best of 64). Other recorded features include a balcony.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 42.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.