Laurel Cottage, Clock Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull, B92 0DX

Laurel Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bickenhill, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 123.8% above the 2001 sale of £130,000. At 61 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).