Semi-Detached 3 sales on record

25 BARFORD ROAD

SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QR

£292,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Blenheim Rd / Barford Rd	0.1 miles
Shop	Magnet	0.3 miles
Train station	Solihull	1.2 miles
University	University of Birmingham School of Dentistry	5.2 miles
Hospital	Brian Oliver Centre	5.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

73 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£292,500 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,007/m²

Local average

£352,738 (98 sales)

Street crime

237 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 16/10/2019

Expiry date: 15/10/2029

Current heating cost: £468/year

Potential heating cost: £409/year

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Upgrade heating controls (450)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£292,500	Semi-detached	+8.7%	£293,076 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	28/02/2020	£269,000	Semi-detached	+70.8%	£350,735 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	27/11/2006	£157,500	Semi-detached	—	£286,031 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
72 LAWNSWOOD AVENUE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QN	£400,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
239 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EP	£310,000	06/11/2025	Semi-detached
25 MOORLANDS DRIVE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RF	£328,000	17/09/2025	Semi-detached
2A FEATHERSTONE CRESCENT, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RJ	£407,000	31/03/2025	Semi-detached
54 UNION ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DG	£370,000	30/05/2024	Semi-detached
20 LAWNSWOOD AVENUE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QG	£320,000	13/10/2023	Semi-detached
229 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EP	£280,000	06/10/2023	Semi-detached
21 HEADLEY RISE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QL	£350,000	01/09/2023	Semi-detached
130 YOXALL ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RW	£422,500	28/07/2023	Semi-detached
176 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EG	£400,000	14/07/2023	Semi-detached
12 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR	£332,500	23/06/2023	Semi-detached
15 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR	£315,000	28/02/2023	Semi-detached
7 FINMERE WAY, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3SS	£365,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
196A LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EQ	£288,000	08/12/2022	Semi-detached
149 YOXALL ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RN	£390,000	18/11/2022	Semi-detached
27 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR	£305,000	18/11/2022	Semi-detached
166 YOXALL ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RW	£395,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
60 MOORLANDS DRIVE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RE	£410,000	31/10/2022	Semi-detached
26 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR	£360,000	31/10/2022	Semi-detached
157 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EL	£507,500	31/10/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £362,775 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 21.1%

10y growth 32.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Solihull. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.9%

5y (index) 13.5%

10y (index) 49.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Solihull. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,137/mo

Realistic £1,263/mo

Optimistic £1,389/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Solihull.

LHA (30th percentile) 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 Semi-Detached House, Yoxall Road, B90	£1,600/mo	4	0.21 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Shirley, B90	£800/mo	1	0.24 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Marshall Lake Road, B90	£1,500/mo	3	0.32 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Willow Road, B91	£2,300/mo	4	0.37 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Stratford Road, B90	£1,050/mo	1	0.47 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Sir Robert Peel Court, B90	£1,450/mo	2	0.47 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Solihull Road, B90	£1,490/mo	3	0.5 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Westwood Grove, B91	£1,450/mo	2	0.52 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,455/mo (8 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.5%

Max investor price (0.8%) £183,750

Target investor price (1%) £147,000

Gross yield 6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 16.6×

Monthly cashflow £146/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 2.1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Shoplifting	94
Violence and sexual offences	54
Vehicle crime	19
Anti-social behaviour	13
Burglary	13
Public order	12
Criminal damage and arson	10
Other theft	7
Robbery	6
Drugs	5
Possession of weapons	2
Other crime	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	237

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Shirley Heath Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 22 Sep 2022
Kingswood School	Other	0.5 miles	Outstanding — 20 Jun 2022
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James	Primary	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 3 Jan 2018
Cranmore Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 5 May 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
24/07/2006	04/07/2006	7	2

# 25 BARFORD ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QR

## Property details

- Slug: `5eef199` (address key hash: `5eef199e6060f85f82b6a721057f6caa186ddf67`)
- Postcode: B90 3QR
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £292,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,007/m²
- Local average: £352,738 (98 sales)
- Street crime: 237 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £292,500
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 15/10/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £468/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- G (450)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9168-2952-7220-6471-2990)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £292,500 | Semi-detached | +8.7% | £293,076 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-9a6b-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2020-02-28 | £269,000 | Semi-detached | +70.8% | £350,735 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/a2479555-b3b2-74c7-e053-6b04a8c0887d) |
| Sold | 2006-11-27 | £157,500 | Semi-detached | — | £286,031 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/99828253-896b-4fd3-8e7c-727a32ce9b7b) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 BARFORD ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QR | £292,500 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 25 BARFORD ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QR | £269,000 | 28/02/2020 | Semi-detached |
| 25 BARFORD ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QR | £157,500 | 27/11/2006 | Semi-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 72 LAWNSWOOD AVENUE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QN | £400,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 239 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EP | £310,000 | 06/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 25 MOORLANDS DRIVE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RF | £328,000 | 17/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2A FEATHERSTONE CRESCENT, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RJ | £407,000 | 31/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 54 UNION ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DG | £370,000 | 30/05/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 20 LAWNSWOOD AVENUE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QG | £320,000 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 229 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EP | £280,000 | 06/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 21 HEADLEY RISE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3QL | £350,000 | 01/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 130 YOXALL ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RW | £422,500 | 28/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 176 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EG | £400,000 | 14/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR | £332,500 | 23/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR | £315,000 | 28/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 FINMERE WAY, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3SS | £365,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 196A LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EQ | £288,000 | 08/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 149 YOXALL ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RN | £390,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 27 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR | £305,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 166 YOXALL ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RW | £395,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 60 MOORLANDS DRIVE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3RE | £410,000 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 26 BRONTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3DR | £360,000 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 157 LONGMORE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 3EL | £507,500 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £362,775 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 21.1%
- **10y growth:** 32.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Solihull; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 49.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,137/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,263/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,389/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 Semi-Detached House, Yoxall Road, B90 | £1,600/mo | 4 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Shirley, B90 | £800/mo | 1 | 0.24 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Marshall Lake Road, B90 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Willow Road, B91 | £2,300/mo | 4 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Stratford Road, B90 | £1,050/mo | 1 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Sir Robert Peel Court, B90 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Solihull Road, B90 | £1,490/mo | 3 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Westwood Grove, B91 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,455/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.5% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £183,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £147,000

*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 £1,470/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £146/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.1%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Shoplifting | 94 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **237** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Shirley Heath Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 22 Sep 2022 |
| Kingswood School | Other | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 20 Jun 2022 |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James | Primary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 3 Jan 2018 |
| Cranmore Infant School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 5 May 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3892208
- **Address:** 25 Barford Road, Shirley, B90 3QR
- **Certificate Issued:** 24/07/2006
- **Work Completed:** 04/07/2006
- **Items:** 7 window(s), 2 door(s)