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Get startedBeech Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bickenhill, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in January 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 143.8% above the 2001 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 9 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Beech Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Beech Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,321
Street avg £1,972
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Birmingham Intl Rail Station (Air-Rail Link) — subway entrance.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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3 January 2001Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 0DX: £130,000 (2009–2001).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Closest school
2.7 km
Coppice Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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