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Bushwood Cottage, Bushwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5PJ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£566,000

  • Since the 2017 sale (£445,000)+27%
  • Against B94 5PJ's recent median (£720,000)-21%

Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£566,000

  • Against its 2017 sale (£445,000)+27%
  • Against B94 5PJ's recent median (£720,000)-21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Bushwood Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B94 5PJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    107 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2017

  • Recent sales in B94 5PJ

    4 sales, median £720,000 (2024–2006)

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SalesLatest sale shown: June 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 July 2017Most recent

    £445,000

    +78.0%over 3 years

  2. 8 October 2013

    £249,999

Median price across the last 4 sales in B94 5PJ: £720,000 (2024–2006).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Bushwood Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bushwood Cottage is a detached house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 5PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017. Across 2013–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 is 27.2% above the 2017 sale price.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Bushwood Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 December 2026

1 month remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2016from Mar 2012
EPC improved fromE39toF38
Wall Insulation
Insulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bushwood Cottage, Bushwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Bushwood Cottage, Bushwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5PJ

1decisions1extensions20documents
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Jun 2017
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion of internal garage, removal of internal wall to make larger kitchen and replacement of garage door with oak bi-folding doors (Retrospective).

    Retrospective
    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    W/17/0668
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On the street

Versus other Bushwood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Bushwood Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,159

Street avg £6,010

Below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 196 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Solihull district page.
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Crime

30/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Bushwood Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

3.0 km

Lapworth CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Lapworth CofE Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Bushwood LaneBus stop529m
  • Mows Hill LaneBus stop548m
  • Johnsons DepotBus stop1.8km
  • Bird in HandBus stop1.9km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences107 reports25%
  • Anti-social Behaviour83 reports19%
  • Vehicle Crime74 reports17%
  • Other Theft39 reports9%

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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC FNo mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bushwood Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B94 5PJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Bushwood Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Bushwood Cottage was lodged in December 2016 at band F and is valid until December 2026. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Bushwood Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 15 stops listed are measured in a straight line from B94 5PJ, not by walking route.
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