Croft Holme, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP

Croft Holme is a detached house in Bickenhill, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0DP). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 sits 611.1% above the 1997 sale of £94,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 73.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.