5a Grimshaw Villas, Hampton Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0NX

5a Grimshaw Villas is an end-of-terrace house in Knowle, Solihull, Solihull (B93 0NX). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 90.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 is 22.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 165 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.