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Get startedProvidence Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bickenhill, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0DP). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 22.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 96.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £380,000 — fresh data. At 113 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Providence Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Providence Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 30 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 30 years.
Years Held for Providence Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,363
Street avg £2,337
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Birmingham Intl Rail Station (Air-Rail Link) — subway entrance.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Demolition of detached outbuildings and erection of a two storey side, single storey and first floor extensions together with minor alterations.
Certificate of lawful development for the use of an existing single storey outbuilding for purposes ancillary to the use of Providence Cottage as a single dwellinghouse.
24 April 2025Most recent
£380,000
+153.3%over 20 years30 September 2004
£150,000
-11.8%over 9 years17 February 1995
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 0DP: £328,000 (2023–1997).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
B92 0DR
Closest school
2.1 km
George Fentham Endowed School. 4 schools nearby.
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