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5 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Alvis House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Alvis House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Coventry (CV1 2EE). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in March 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 sits 57.8% above the 2002 sale of £79,840. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 25 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2023from Nov 2012
EPC improved fromB81toC80
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£126,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£79,840

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2002Most recent

    £79,840

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV1 2EE: £175,000 (2025–2018).

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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
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On the street

Versus other Manor House Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 5 Alvis House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,663

Street avg £2,151

Below

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£138k

1 Pipkin Court

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2 bed1 bath
£149k

1 Gillquart Way

CV1 2UE

2 bed1 bath
£180k

1 Riley House, Manor House Drive

CV1 2EB

2 bed2 bath
£130k

1 Firedrake Croft

CV1 2DR

3 bed2 bath
£127k

1 Ardea Court, David Road

CV1 2BF

£215k

1 Perchfoot Close

CV1 2UB

3 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Furlong Road

CV1 2UA

3 bed3 bath
£133k

1 Meridian Point, Friars Road

CV1 2LB

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Coventry district page.
Full Coventry report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV1 2EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CV1 2EE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV1 2EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Alvis House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2EE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.