16 Melville Road, Coventry, CV1 3AN
About 16 Melville Road
16 Melville Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Coventry (CV1 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 330.5% above the 1998 sale of £65,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 61.9% below the postcode norm. 3 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 5 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Melville Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
31applications 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
16 Melville Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 1998Most recent
£65,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV1 3AN: £262,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CV1 3AN
Everything we know about 16 Melville Road, 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 Melville Road homes
16 Melville Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£537
Street avg £1,607
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
11/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Coventry Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Spon Gate Primary School. 39 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
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB