1 St Chads Cottage, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6LH
About 1 St Chads Cottage
1 St Chads Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 6LH). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £782,500 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 174.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 St Chads Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 St Chads Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
6 applications on record at 1 St Chads Cottage, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6LH
- Oct 2005FullOutcome in report
Change of use of land to form part of residential curtilage and erection of a triple garage at the rear.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- W/05/1054
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2024Decision
- ExtensionMay 2023Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 St Chads Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£852,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 23 years.
£782,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£782,500
+61.3%over 7 years24 June 2014
£485,000
+7.8%over 8 years15 December 2005
£450,000
+181.3%over 7 years15 October 1998
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B94 6LH: £460,000 (2021–2002).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brome Hall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lapworth CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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