70 Dorchester Road, B91 1LJ

Detached house106 m²EPC CBand FFreehold

70 Dorchester Road, in B91, is a freehold detached house on Dorchester Road. It last sold for £635,000 in 2025 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 76% on its first recorded sale of £360,000 in 2015.

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 bungalow
Detached
Floor area
106 m²
1,141 sq ft
Built
1950-1966
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4 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.

Indicatively £614,000£704,000 today, projected from its 2025 sale.

Indicative value
£614,000£704,000
Carrying the 2025 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 5.6%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2025)
£635,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2025 · £635k£704k£614k2026

From the 2025 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B91 £/m² (recent sales)£4,079this home £5,991 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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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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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 70 Dorchester Road, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2015, up 76% from first to latest.

£200k£400k£600k200820122016202020242026£382k+76%Sold 2025: £635,000£635kSold 2015: £360,000£360k
£200k£400k£600k201520212026£382k+76%Sold 2025: £635,000£635kSold 2015: £360,000£360k
B91 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B91's yearly median.

19 Dec 2025Most recent
£635,000+76%
Detached house · Freehold · +5.6%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 1 May 2025
Rated EPC C · 106 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 14 Apr 2015:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
20 Aug 2015
£360,000
Detached house · Freehold
Floor area grew 76→106 m² (+30 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Energy certificate 14 Apr 2015
Rated EPC D · 76 m² recorded
Built 1950-1966
Property built
Post-war (1945–1964)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls are common but frequently uninsulated as built.
  • Some homes of this era are “non-traditional” (concrete or steel-frame) construction — a few types can complicate mortgage lending, so confirm the build type.

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

How it compares on Dorchester Road

Against the 99 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Dorchester Road by 24%
Last sold price
30 recent sales
£200k£400kThis home £635,000
Street median £550,000 · higher than 70% of the street
Floor area
26 homes
150 m²175 m²200 m²This home 106 m²
Street median 146 m² · higher than 15% of the street
£ per m²
10 recent sales
£4k£5kThis home £5,991
Street median £4,508 · higher than 100% of the street

Dorchester 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 70 Dorchester Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (69/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,255 a year. Certificate valid until May 2035.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 82
C69–80
This home · 69
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1950-1966
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,255/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
1 May 2025
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingDC69Improved
1 May 2025Floor area grew 76→106 m² (+30 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
1 May 2025EPC improved from D to C
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1950-1966 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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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
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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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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 019A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 9/10among the least deprived areas in England; household income about 40% above the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

9/10Among the least deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: education & skills and health score well, but a weaker crime.

Breakdown by domain
Income8/10
Employment9/10
Education & skills10/10
Health10/10
Crime3/10
Housing & access10/10
Living environment5/10

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 70 Dorchester Road sits in its local market.

B91 median
£412,000
last 8 years
B91 £/m²
£4,079
last 8 years

70 Dorchester Road: quick answers

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

When did 70 Dorchester Road last sell, and for how much?

70 Dorchester Road last sold for £635,000 on 19 Dec 2025, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 70 Dorchester Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 70 Dorchester Road between 2015 and 2025. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 70 Dorchester Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 106 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 70 Dorchester Road?

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

How energy efficient is 70 Dorchester Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 69). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 70 Dorchester Road worth today?

Carrying its 2025 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.6% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £614,000–£704,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 70 Dorchester Road?

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

Other homes at B91 1LJ

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

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (30)
Last sold
2013
Price
£335,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2016
Price
£583,385
Sales
1
Floor area
182 m²
Last sold
2012
Price
£442,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2011
Price
£387,000
Sales
1
Floor area
104 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£425,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2015
Price
£645,000
Sales
3
Floor area
220 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£335,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2003
Price
£315,000
Sales
2
Last sold
1999
Price
£135,100
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£736,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2021
Price
£595,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2016
Price
£419,950
Sales
1
Floor area
119 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£341,450
Sales
3
Last sold
2021
Price
£400,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2016
Price
£290,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£408,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2007
Price
£270,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£277,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2007
Price
£296,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2007
Price
£315,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2007
Price
£310,750
Sales
1
Last sold
2007
Price
£275,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2007
Price
£315,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1999
Price
£152,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1998
Price
£170,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1995
Price
£120,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2024
Price
£617,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2019
Price
£470,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1997
Price
£97,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£450,000
Sales
2

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.