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

Oak 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 before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 71.7% above the 2009 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 15.6% 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).