81 Lodge Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0HG

81 Lodge Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Knowle, Solihull, Solihull (B93 0HG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold June 2021 for £350,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 68 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 29 EPCs).