15 Bartley Close, Solihull, B92 7RH

15 Bartley Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Solihull (B92 7RH). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 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 £440,000 sits 238.5% above the 1999 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).