# 30 BARTON DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PE

## Property details

- Slug: `e297218` (address key hash: `e297218f4515dab64c6b4d3bf53b6406aea32f18`)
- Postcode: B93 0PE
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 109 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £550,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,046/m²
- Local average: £1,047,765 (47 sales)
- Street crime: 48 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £550,000
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Current heating cost:** £259/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8328-7130-5559-8037-5926)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £550,000 | Detached | +4.8% | — | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-6a17-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2022-09-23 | £525,000 | Detached | +11.2% | £518,706 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/eed73e75-d5fc-6af3-e053-6c04a8c08aba) |
| Sold | 2020-08-28 | £472,000 | Detached | -3.7% | £572,069 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b0a9d11b-9795-4c1f-e053-6c04a8c0d716) |
| Sold | 2018-11-23 | £489,995 | Detached | — | £596,804 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8355f009-30d3-55c5-e053-6b04a8c0d090) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 BARTON DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PE | £550,000 | 06/03/2026 | Detached |
| 30 BARTON DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PE | £525,000 | 23/09/2022 | Detached |
| 30 BARTON DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PE | £472,000 | 28/08/2020 | Detached |
| 30 BARTON DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PE | £489,995 | 23/11/2018 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166554113](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3bd3736)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £550,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-03 | £550,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £525,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £472,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £489,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 COOPER DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0FG | £800,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached |
| 4 MIDDLEFIELD AVENUE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PB | £620,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached |
| 36 GROVE ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PJ | £850,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |
| 38 GROVE ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PJ | £770,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 2 BARTON DRIVE, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PE | £595,000 | 18/07/2022 | Detached |
| 95 AVENUE ROAD, DORRIDGE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 8JU | £1,300,000 | 24/06/2022 | Detached |
| 40 GROVE ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PJ | £810,000 | 28/03/2022 | Detached |
| 9 BALKWILL CRESCENT, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0FH | £542,500 | 27/10/2021 | Detached |
| AVENUE GRANGE, 97A AVENUE ROAD, DORRIDGE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 8JU | £1,900,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 3 KNOWLE WOOD ROAD, DORRIDGE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 8JJ | £900,000 | 02/09/2021 | Detached |
| 18 HERTFORD WAY, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PD | £820,000 | 22/06/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £900,682 (11 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 18.2%
- **10y growth:** 20.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -0.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 43.1%

## 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 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.5% (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:** 6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £284/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 |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **48** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 2 May 2024 |
| Dorridge Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Arden | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 26 Sep 2023 |
| Knowle Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 29 Nov 2023 |