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Get started40 Lapwing Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Hampton-In-Arden, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0BF). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 150.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 30 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £728,500 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Remove window at rear of property, and replace with a full height bi-folding door. The width of the aperture will stay the same, c.1.8m, with existing lintel being used. However, the brick work will be removed beneath the window such that a full height bi-folding door can be installed.
Price for 40 Lapwing Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£705,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 25 years.
£728,500
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 25 years.
Price per m² for 40 Lapwing Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,318
Street avg £3,106
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Hampton-in-Arden Rail Station — railway station.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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New front porch and loft conversion with rear dormer window.
1 more application for this property
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18 August 2022Most recent
£728,500
+81.2%over 11 years31 March 2011
£402,000
+2.6%over 3 years12 July 2007
£392,000
+117.8%over 10 years29 April 1997
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 0BF: £655,000 (2025–2020).
28 Lapwing Drive Hampton In Arden Solihull
Sold Apr 2025
23 Lapwing Drive Hampton In Arden Solihull
Sold Aug 2024
16 Lapwing Drive Hampton In Arden Solihull
Sold Nov 2023
32 Lapwing Drive Hampton In Arden Solihull
Sold May 2021
30 Lapwing Drive Hampton In Arden Solihull
Sold Dec 2020
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
B92 0PZ
Closest school
0.6 km
George Fentham Endowed School. 1 school nearby.
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