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Corner Cottage, Wharf Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5QH

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
221 m²
2379 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Corner Cottage

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

Corner Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 5QH). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,050,000 is 10.5% above the 2018 sale price. Sold September 2018 for £950,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Corner Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Corner Cottage, Wharf Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Corner Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Corner Cottage, Wharf Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5QH

1decisions1extensions18documents
  1. Apr 2012
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Erection of a first floor bedroom extension.

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    W/11/1346
    Full record in report

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  • The 18 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£1,050,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£950,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 September 2018Most recent

    £950,000

    +117.1%over 16 years

  2. 18 March 2002

    £437,500

On the street

Versus other Wharf Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Corner Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

38 (F)

Street avg 50 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

221 m²

Street avg 163 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

17.0 t/year

Street avg 9.2 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
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The data behind every report

  • 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
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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.
Full Solihull report

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Wharf Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath. 2 schools nearby.

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