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

2 Croftleigh Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Solihull (B91 1TG). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 6th 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 across 33 units on file.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 19.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.