2 Fairview Cottage, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6LX

2 Fairview Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lapworth, Solihull, Solihull (B94 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 655 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 40), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 23.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 85.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.