55 Fentham Road, Hampton In Arden, Solihull, B92 0AY

55 Fentham Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Hampton-In-Arden, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £885,000. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.