3 Drawbridge Cottages, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6AP

3 Drawbridge Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 20.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 45.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £400,000.