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Get started8 Castle Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Solihull (B92 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2016. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 12.8% above the 2025 sale price. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £320,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
8 Castle Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
8 Castle Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
8 Castle Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 7 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 7 years.
8 Castle Lane is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,462
Street avg £2,821
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension
31 January 2025Most recent
£320,000
+10.3%over 7 years15 September 2017
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 8DB: £250,000 (2024–2023).
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
B92 8RA
Closest school
0.8 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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