2 St Chads Cottage, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6LH
About 2 St Chads Cottage
2 St Chads Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 6LH). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Last sale on file: £750,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 St Chads Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 September 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 2 St Chads Cottage, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6LH
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of 2 storey side extension (amendment to p.p. W20031606).
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- W/04/0452
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionFeb 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 St Chads Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£789,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 19 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£750,000
+63.0%over 6 years17 June 2015
£460,000
+114.0%over 12 years30 October 2002
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B94 6LH: £485,000 (2022–2005).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
30/mo
Falling 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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