# 285 HIGH STREET, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1JW

## Property details

- Slug: `81e9e8d` (address key hash: `81e9e8d0f674365c5e04c051e0e1b8519974e09a`)
- Postcode: B90 1JW
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 49 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £93,500 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £1,908/m²
- Local average: £184,798 (50 sales)
- Street crime: 210 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £93,500
- Date: 2026-03-05
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 28/11/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £556/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £2,450

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- B4 (£300 - £600)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0334-8729-0409-0741-4226)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-05 | £93,500 | Flat | +105.5% | £93,795 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-d429-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 1998-12-14 | £45,500 | Flat | — | £156,540 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/210bb2d8-5232-4f60-9256-90b9da729cf4) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 285 HIGH STREET, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1JW | £93,500 | 05/03/2026 | Flat |
| 285 HIGH STREET, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1JW | £45,500 | 14/12/1998 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169153232](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1291916)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £93,500 |
| listed | 2025-11-08 | £90,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £45,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 LAMBSCOTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1NS | £114,000 | 08/08/2025 | Flat |
| 1A OXHILL ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1LR | £120,000 | 07/02/2025 | Flat |
| 44 LAMBSCOTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1NS | £122,000 | 01/12/2023 | Flat |
| 42 LAMBSCOTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1NS | £118,000 | 24/03/2023 | Flat |
| 16 GREENSLADE ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1NB | £125,000 | 26/08/2022 | Flat |
| 22 LAMBSCOTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1NS | £109,950 | 04/03/2022 | Flat |
| 14 MAYBERRY CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B14 4PX | £265,000 | 14/01/2022 | Flat |
| 21 LAMBSCOTE CLOSE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1NS | £109,950 | 13/01/2022 | Flat |
| 287 HIGH STREET, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 1JW | £137,500 | 31/08/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £135,711 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -18.9%
- **10y growth:** 9.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Solihull; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 0.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 28.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,134/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,260/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,386/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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Daisy Farm Road, B14 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.56 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £950/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.02% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,000

*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 £950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 12.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £462/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 20.4%

*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:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[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 | 73 |
| Shoplifting | 48 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **210** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Peterbrook Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| Hollywood Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 1 Jul 2019 |
| Highters Heath Community School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Inadequate — 5 May 2022 |
| Mill Lodge Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 13 May 2014 |
| Highters Heath Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Good — 23 Oct 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #11859808
- **Address:** 285 High Street, Shirley, B90 1JW
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/09/2016
- **Work Completed:** 11/07/2016
- **Items:** 1 door(s)