17 Buckminster Drive, Dorridge, Solihull, B93 8PG

17 Buckminster Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Dorridge, Solihull, Solihull (B93 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £724,000 is 40.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.