12 Castle Lane, Solihull, B92 8DB
About 12 Castle Lane
12 Castle Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Solihull (B92 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 95 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 22.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2019 for £273,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
12 Castle Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Castle Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 18 years.
£273,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 May 2019Most recent
£273,500
+153.4%over 17 years10 June 2001
£107,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 8DB: £250,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Castle Lane homes
12 Castle Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,879
Street avg £2,798
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Olton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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