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Get started8 Gainsborough Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Knowle, Solihull, Solihull (B93 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1699 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Solihull HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 41.3% above the 2012 sale price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 158 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 14 years since the last transfer (January 2012).
8 Gainsborough Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2021
8 Gainsborough Crescent has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
8 Gainsborough Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 10 years.
£449,950
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 10 years.
Years Held for 8 Gainsborough Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,851
Street avg £4,084
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Dorridge Rail Station — railway station.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear conservatory extension.
Two storey side extension to create garage, kitchen and utility with bedroom and ensuite above and single-storey rear extension
27 January 2012Most recent
£449,950
+91.5%over 10 years14 December 2001
£234,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B93 9EX: £665,000 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
B93 9QG
Closest school
0.6 km
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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