20 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE
About 20 Alvis House
20 Alvis House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Coventry (CV1 2EE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 10th 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.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 86.1% above the 2001 sale of £68,786. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 25 EPCs). 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Alvis House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
54applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Alvis House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,786
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2001Most recent
£68,786
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 20 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
Price per m² for 20 Alvis House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,323
Street avg £2,165
Floor Area
52 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB