Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£782,000
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£782,000
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The estimate for Magpie Cottage is modelled from its 167 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B92 0LH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
167 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2025
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in B92 0LH
5 sales, median £445,000 (2025–2022)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 10 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Magpie Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
5 August 2015Most recent
£536,000
+3.7%over 9 years4 November 2005
£517,000
+17.5%over 2 years21 January 2003
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 0LH: £445,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Nov 2022
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Sold Jul 2022
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Sold Nov 2021
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Magpie Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Hampton-In-Arden, Solihull, Solihull (B92 0LH). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £782,000 is 45.9% above the 2015 sale price.
Magpie Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 June 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Magpie Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
10 applications on record at Magpie Cottage, Bradnocks Marsh Lane, Hampton In Arden, Solihull, B92 0LH
Listed building application for conversion of barn into dwelling
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Magpie Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,210
Street avg £4,069
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Crime
177/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.6 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.3 km
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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