Lachain, St Peters Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DP

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. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

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 £600,000 sits 224.3% above the 1995 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 42.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.