Wee Cottage, Wharf Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5NR

Wee Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 693 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 49.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.