7 Bablake Croft, Solihull, B92 8RP
About 7 Bablake Croft
7 Bablake Croft is a semi-detached house in Solihull (B92 8RP). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 30% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £200,000.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Bablake Croft has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Cross & Craig Associates
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2016/01767/CLOPUD
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Sales history & valuation
7 Bablake Croft changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 5 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2020Most recent
£200,000
-11.1%29 November 2019
£225,000
+52.5%over 5 years25 September 2014
£147,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 8RP: £255,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B92 8RP
Versus other Bablake Croft homes
CO₂ Emissions for 7 Bablake Croft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,279
Street avg £3,371
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.7 km
Olton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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