The Cottage, Warwick Road, Chadwick End, Solihull, B93 0BL

The Cottage is a detached house in Chadwick End, Solihull, Solihull (B93 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in October 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 sits 57.5% above the 2008 sale of £475,000. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.