8 Barrington Road, Solihull, B92 8DP
About 8 Barrington Road
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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 September 2034
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Barrington Road, Solihull, B92 8DP
- 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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Sales history & valuation
8 Barrington Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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
Versus other Barrington Road homes
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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