# 81 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PS

## Property details

- Slug: `0337b07` (address key hash: `0337b07cf1d5b3f51ff73480758442ee0162dab8`)
- Postcode: B93 9PS
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 137 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £660,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,818/m²
- Local average: £1,047,765 (47 sales)
- Street crime: 39 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £660,000
- Date: 2026-01-16
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 23/06/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £761/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,540

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£40)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/6700-5845-0222-4127-3623)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-16 | £660,000 | Detached | +103.1% | £658,677 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-956c-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2010-03-25 | £325,000 | Detached | +166.4% | £572,920 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b4176c3a-9cac-4dd7-adb6-20837a53318d) |
| Sold | 1996-07-29 | £122,000 | Detached | — | £595,647 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8c0f5ad1-1a2b-4c68-a31c-cb0fdb187269) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 81 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PS | £660,000 | 16/01/2026 | Detached |
| 81 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PS | £325,000 | 25/03/2010 | Detached |
| 81 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PS | £122,000 | 29/07/1996 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 ABBOTS CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PP | £589,500 | 04/12/2025 | Detached |
| 27 COPT HEATH DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PA | £514,925 | 22/10/2025 | Detached |
| 93 COPT HEATH DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PQ | £697,500 | 20/06/2025 | Detached |
| 16 HIGH TREES ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PR | £790,000 | 21/11/2023 | Detached |
| 10 ABBOTS CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PP | £590,000 | 01/11/2023 | Detached |
| 14 BARNBROOK ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PW | £811,000 | 20/10/2023 | Detached |
| 5 SHORTLAND CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PG | £625,000 | 20/04/2023 | Detached |
| 38 COPT HEATH DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PA | £419,000 | 03/03/2023 | Detached |
| 96 COPT HEATH DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PQ | £580,000 | 24/11/2022 | Detached |
| 12 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PN | £680,000 | 25/10/2022 | Detached |
| 43 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PS | £560,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 33 ABBOTS CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PP | £625,000 | 19/07/2022 | Detached |
| 19 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PN | £795,000 | 14/07/2022 | Detached |
| 16 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PN | £900,000 | 14/07/2022 | Detached |
| 39 ABBOTS CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PP | £555,000 | 17/05/2022 | Detached |
| 81 COPT HEATH DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PQ | £657,500 | 14/04/2022 | Detached |
| 12 ABBOTS CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PP | £538,000 | 07/01/2022 | Detached |
| 41 ABBOTS CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PP | £481,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached |
| 35 ABBOTS CLOSE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PP | £630,000 | 19/11/2021 | Detached |
| 45 LANGFIELD ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 9PS | £685,000 | 29/10/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £636,171 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 25%
- **10y growth:** 27.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Solihull; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Solihull). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,133/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,259/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,385/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Solihull (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Station Road, B93 | £2,750/mo | 4 | 1.09 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.42% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £343,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £275,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-149/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **39** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Arden | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Knowle Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 29 Nov 2023 |
| Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 26 Sep 2023 |
| St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 2 May 2024 |
| Dorridge Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |