2 Bentley Cottage, Smiths Lane, Knowle, Solihull, B93 9AD

2 Bentley Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Knowle, Solihull, Solihull (B93 9AD). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. 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% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 is 24.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Last sold in April 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.