56 Links Drive, Solihull, B91 2DL
About 56 Links Drive
56 Links Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Solihull (B91 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £701,000 is 32.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
56 Links Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 56 Links Drive, Solihull, B91 2DL
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Ground floor rear family room and shower room.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2004/01549/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionNov 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 15 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2015Most recent
£530,000
+14.6%over 7 years6 August 2007
£462,500
+151.4%over 7 years18 February 2000
£184,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B91 2DL: £615,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Links Drive homes
Floor Area for 56 Links Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,536
Street avg £3,638
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
1.4 km
Solihull Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lode Heath School. 28 schools nearby.
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