5 Highcroft Close, Solihull, B92 9EU
About 5 Highcroft Close
5 Highcroft Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Solihull (B92 9EU). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 60.5% above the 2006 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 46.3% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Highcroft Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Highcroft Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension and dormer within existing roof space.
- Agent
- Rance Const Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2019/00587/MINFHO
- Jan 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension and loft conversion.
- Agent
- R.P. Designs Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2018/03137/MINFHO
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Sales history & valuation
5 Highcroft Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 5 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2006Most recent
£200,000
+53.9%over 5 years20 September 2001
£129,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B92 9EU: £303,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in B92 9EU
Versus other Highcroft Close homes
5 Highcroft Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,282
Street avg £2,726
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Olton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Valley Primary. 28 schools nearby.
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