Marlpit Cottage, Netherwood Lane, Chadwick End, Solihull, B93 0BD

Marlpit Cottage is a detached house in Chadwick End, Solihull, Solihull (B93 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,057,000 is 17.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 153 m² it sits well below the postcode median (232 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.