2 Oakfields Way, Catherine De Barnes, Solihull, B91 2TR

2 Oakfields Way is a detached house in Catherine-De-Barnes, Solihull, Solihull (B91 2TR). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 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. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 sits 88.2% above the 2007 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 26.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.