42 School Road, B94 6RA

Detached house157 m²EPC CBand FFreehold

42 School Road, in B94, is a freehold detached house on School Road. It last sold for £313,600 in 2003 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 45% on its first recorded sale of £216,000 in 2000.

EPC CCouncil tax FGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
157 m²
1,690 sq ft
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.1 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

B94 £/m² (recent sales)£4,176this home £1,997 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Solihull, the official average home value is £330,248+2% in a year, +11% over five.

Detached£588,721
Semi-detached£344,942
Terraced£263,537
Flat / maisonette£180,489

Covers the whole Solihull area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 42 School Road, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2000, up 45% from first to latest.

£250k£500k£750k2000200520102015202020252026£542k+45%Sold 2003: £313,600£314kSold 2000: £216,000£216k
£250k£500k£750k200020132026£542k+45%Sold 2003: £313,600£314kSold 2000: £216,000£216k
B94 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B94's yearly median.

Energy certificate 19 Jun 2013
Rated EPC C · 157 m² recorded
Energy certificate 29 May 2013
Rated EPC C · 157 m² recorded
Energy certificate 26 Mar 2013
Rated EPC C · 157 m² recorded
Energy certificate 14 Jul 2010
Rated EPC C · 98 m² recorded
1 Oct 2003Most recent
£313,600+45%
Detached house · Freehold · +14%/yr since the previous sale
24 Nov 2000
£216,000
Detached house · Freehold · New build
Built 1996-2002
Property built
1983–1999
What a home of this era typically means
  • Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on School Road

Against the 54 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on School Road by 45%
Floor area
18 homes
50 m²250 m²300 m²This home 157 m²
Street median 109 m² · higher than 67% of the street

School Road sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 42 School Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (74/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £878 a year. The certificate expired in 2023 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2023 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 82
C69–80
This home · 74
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.1 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£878/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
19 Jun 2013
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
26 Mar 2013Floor area grew 98→157 m² (+59 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1996-2002 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band F (≈£3,173/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band F
£3,173/yr · Solihull
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Solihull 029E neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 10/10among the least deprived areas in England; household income about 44% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

10/10Among the least deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: income and employment score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income10/10
Employment10/10
Education & skills10/10
Health9/10
Crime9/10
Housing & access4/10
Living environment6/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 42 School Road sits in its local market.

B94 median
£570,000
last 8 years
B94 £/m²
£4,176
last 8 years

42 School Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 42 School Road last sell, and for how much?

42 School Road last sold for £313,600 on 1 Oct 2003, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 42 School Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 42 School Road between 2000 and 2003. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 42 School Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 157 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 42 School Road?

42 School Road is in council tax band F, costing about £3,173 a year (Solihull).

How energy efficient is 42 School Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 74). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 42 School Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B94 6RA

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on School Road.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.