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

17 Croftleigh Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Solihull (B91 1TG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 48 m² this is the 3rd 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 top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 216.7% above the 1997 sale of £54,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 52.5% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 32 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).