23 Barton Drive, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0PE

23 Barton Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Knowle, Solihull, Solihull (B93 0PE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include 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 (£531/sq ft) was about 74.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £400,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 70 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 50 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).