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Get started42 Buckminster Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Dorridge, Solihull, Solihull (B93 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £665,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 42 Buckminster Drive.
Two storey front and first floor side extensions.
42 Buckminster Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£729,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 19 years.
£665,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 19 years.
Years Held for 42 Buckminster Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,115
Street avg £4,023
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Dorridge Rail Station — railway station.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
22 May 2023Most recent
£665,000
+35.7%over 6 years4 July 2016
£490,000
+27.3%over 5 years20 April 2011
£384,950
+11.1%over 6 years2 September 2004
£346,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B93 8PG: £695,000 (2024–2021).
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
B93 8SF
Closest school
0.7 km
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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