12 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE
About 12 Alvis House
12 Alvis House is a one-bedroom property in Coventry (CV1 2EE). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2011) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 43 m² this is the 5th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in March 2012. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 18.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
12 Alvis House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Alvis House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
54applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Alvis House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Alvis House changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 10 years.
£103,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2012Most recent
£103,000
+8.4%over 1 year8 November 2010
£95,000
-16.7%over 4 years21 September 2006
£114,000
+3.6%over 3 years15 November 2002
£110,000
+53.6%over 7 months9 April 2002
£71,630
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV1 2EE: £175,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CV1 2EE
22 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE
Sold Jan 2025
£134,00011 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE
Sold Jul 2022
£147,50026 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE
Sold Nov 2020
£190,00010 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE
Sold Mar 2019
£175,0001 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE
Sold Nov 2018
£198,000
Everything we know about 12 Alvis House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Manor House Drive homes
On floor area, 12 Alvis House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,390
Street avg £2,122
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Coventry Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School. 42 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB