Little Virginia, Warwick Road, Chadwick End, Solihull, B93 0BL

Little Virginia is a two-bedroom detached house in Chadwick End, Solihull, Solihull (B93 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 36.8% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 71 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 12 EPCs).