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Get started2 Gainsborough Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Knowle, Solihull, Solihull (B93 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 117.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 13 EPCs). Sold April 2023 for £680,000.
2 Gainsborough Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2024
A tree works application was refused at 2 Gainsborough Crescent in 2022.
Crown reduction on oak tree T2 (TPO 879) to prevent overhanging branches to driveway, private and public footpaths, garage and house.
Latest sale on 2 Gainsborough Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 14 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 14 years.
2 Gainsborough Crescent is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,714
Street avg £3,798
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Dorridge Rail Station — railway station.
Fell and replace oak tree T2.
5 more applications for this property
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21 April 2023Most recent
£680,000
+103.0%over 14 years24 February 2009
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B93 9EX: £665,000 (2025–2021).
5 Gainsborough Crescent Knowle Solihull
Sold Feb 2025
9 Gainsborough Crescent Knowle Solihull
Sold May 2024
22 Gainsborough Crescent Knowle Solihull
Sold Feb 2023
18 Gainsborough Crescent Knowle Solihull
Sold Jul 2022
10 Gainsborough Crescent Knowle Solihull
Sold Sept 2021
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
B93 9NT
Closest school
0.6 km
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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