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Get started8 Beckford Croft is an end-of-terrace house in Dorridge, Solihull, Solihull (B93 8DS). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 2.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 99.1% above the 2011 sale of £117,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Modify Section 106 agreement (relating to planning application PL/1985/01578/RM) to reduce qualifying age applicable to the Rosegate sheltered housing development from 58 to 55 years.
8 Beckford Croft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 13 years.
£117,500
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 13 years.
Price per m² for 8 Beckford Croft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,176
Street avg £5,178
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Dorridge Rail Station — railway station.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed
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21 January 2011Most recent
£117,500
+2.1%over 8 years26 July 2002
£115,100
+42.1%over 4 years30 January 1998
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B93 8DS: £285,000 (2025–2022).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
Dorridge Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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