Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Barrington Road, Solihull, B92 8DP
1 planning record
Estimated value
£287,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£265,000)+8%
- Against B92 8DP's recent median (£332,500)-14%
Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£287,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£265,000)+8%
- Against B92 8DP's recent median (£332,500)-14%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Barrington Road is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in B92 8DP. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
86 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in B92 8DP
5 sales, median £332,500 (2026–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Barrington Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 8DP: £332,500 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in B92 8DP
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Barrington Road, Solihull, B92 8DP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Barrington Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Barrington Road is a semi-detached house in Solihull (B92 8DP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £265,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 32.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Sept 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 September 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Barrington Road, Solihull, B92 8DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 8 Barrington Road, Solihull, B92 8DP
1decisions1extensions16documents6nearby
- Aug 2025Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension, partial conversion of garage and interior rearrangement.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2025/00685/MINFHO
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Versus other Barrington Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 8 Barrington Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,081
Street avg £2,923
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Solihull district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
177/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Olton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary342m
- Kineton Green Primary SchoolPrimary663m
- Olton Primary SchoolPrimary682m
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
Nearest stops
- Olton Rail StationRailway station230m
- Acocks Green Rail StationRailway station1.5km
- Spring Road Rail StationRailway station2.4km
- Tyseley Rail StationRailway station2.9km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences941 reports35%
- Shoplifting391 reports15%
- Vehicle Crime327 reports12%
- Burglary184 reports7%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Barrington Road is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in B92 8DP. 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.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 8 Barrington Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Barrington Road was lodged in September 2024 at band E and is valid until September 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Barrington Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 35 schools and 5 stops listed are measured in a straight line from B92 8DP, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 8 Barrington Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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