Lachain, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP
About Lachain
Lachain is a detached house in Bickenhill, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0DP). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since October 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 218.9% above the 1995 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 54.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Lachain sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 November 2035
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Planning history
Lachain has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Lachain, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP
- Oct 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Erection of side conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- PL/2003/01990/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJul 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Lachain's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 1995Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 0DP: £412,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in B92 0DP
Ashdene, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP
Sold May 2025
£412,000Providence Cottage, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP
Sold Apr 2025
£380,000Old School House, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP
Sold Feb 2025
£315,000Golden Acres, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP
Sold Mar 2023
£550,000Casa Mia, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP
Sold Jun 2018
£530,000
Versus other St Peters Lane homes
Lachain outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,101
Street avg £2,895
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
177/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Birmingham Intl Rail Station (Air-Rail Link) — subway entrance.
Closest school
2.1 km
George Fentham Endowed School. 4 schools nearby.
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