How do you get an EPC in Dickens Heath?
To get an EPC in Dickens Heath, book an accredited assessor, choose an AM, PM or anytime slot, and provide access to every room including the loft. NextDay EPC covers Dickens Heath and the B90 postcodes with next-day availability, fixed prices from £60, and no payment until the appointment itself.
- Certificates are lodged to the national register, usually within 24 hours.
- The assessment itself takes 30 to 60 minutes for a typical home.
- A domestic EPC in Dickens Heath starts from £60 and is valid for 10 years.
- Nothing is payable up front — you settle with the assessor on the day.
- An EPC is a legal requirement before a Dickens Heath property is marketed for sale or let.
What an EPC costs in Dickens Heath
The price depends on how big the property is, not where in Solihull it sits — Dickens Heath is charged on exactly the same scale as everywhere else. Every figure includes lodging the certificate to the national register:
| Property size | Typical EPC price | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £60 | Next-day available |
| 2–3 bedrooms | £80 | Next-day available |
| 4–5 bedrooms | £100 | Next-day available |
| 6+ bedrooms | On request | Next-day available |
Booking, step by step
- Start with the address. With the type and bedroom count we can quote a fixed figure immediately.
- Pick the half of the day that suits. We ring with the confirmed time the day before the visit.
- Let the assessor in. Someone needs to provide access to every room, including the loft hatch.
- Get the certificate. We lodge it to the national register and email it to you, usually the same or next day.
What the assessor looks at in a Dickens Heath property
Dickens Heath is characterised by modern village housing and apartments built from the late 1990s onward — the streets around Dickens Heath village square, and out through Rumbush Lane, Tythe Barn, Waterside and Cleeve. On later 20th-century and modern housing, the assessor is mainly recording almost nothing in the walls or roof. What is missing is usually controls, cylinder insulation and the last of the halogen light fittings.
Mains gas and a condensing boiler are the norm here, which is the combination the calculation treats best.
Expect the assessor to be on site for around three quarters of an hour, measuring and photographing. It is a survey of what is visible, which is exactly why paperwork matters.
How to prepare
- Find any cavity-wall or loft-insulation certificates
- Note the age of the windows and whether the units are sealed double glazing
- Have the boiler make, model and service record to hand
- Clear access to the loft hatch — an assessor who cannot see the insulation must assume the worst
- Dig out building-control paperwork for any extension
- Unlock any outbuildings, garages or annexes that form part of the property
Book your Dickens Heath EPC
See the Domestic EPC service for what is included, the Dickens Heath EPC page for coverage, or get a fixed quote now. Landlords should also read our MEES consultancy page — the minimum rating to let is rising.
We cover every part of the town — including Solihull Lodge, Monkspath, Shirley and Tidbury Green, and every other Solihull area.
