20 Brook Lane, Solihull, B92 7EJ

20 Brook Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Solihull (B92 7EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £239,000 sits 327.2% above the 1998 sale of £55,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 60.6% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 48 EPCs).