18 Grove Avenue, Solihull, B91 2AH
About 18 Grove Avenue
18 Grove Avenue is a semi-detached house in Solihull (B91 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 10.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in July 2023.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 18 Grove Avenue in 2024.
3 applications on record at 18 Grove Avenue, Solihull, B91 2AH
- May 2024ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a ground floor rear kitchen extension, alongside the replacement of existing wc and storage room with a breakfast room measuring 5.34m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.34m, and measuring 2.56m at the eaves. Existing bathroom on first floor to be rearranged into shower room.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2024/00655/PNH
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJan 2026Decision
- ExtensionDec 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
18 Grove Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 July 2023Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B91 2AH: £279,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Grove Avenue homes
On floor area, 18 Grove Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,462
Street avg £3,076
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
1.1 km
Solihull Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Greswold Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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