Lock Cottage, Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6AU
About Lock Cottage
Lock Cottage is a detached house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (337 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Lock Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
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.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Lock Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Lock Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B94 6AU: £901,000 (2017–2006).
Nearby sales in B94 6AU
Long Meadow, Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6AU
Sold Jan 2017
£2,485,000Cedar Lawn, Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6AU
Sold Nov 2014
£3,250,0002 Lapworth Farm Cottage, Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6AU
Sold Mar 2010
£320,000Cedar Barn, Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6AU
Sold Dec 2006
£499,950South Lodge, Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6AU
Sold Nov 2006
£490,000
Versus other Packwood Lane homes
On floor area, Lock Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 374 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 15.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Brome Hall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Lapworth CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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