2 Meriden Street, Coventry, CV1 4DL
About 2 Meriden Street
2 Meriden Street is a nine-bedroom detached house in Coventry (CV1 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (30 m² across 58 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 sits 55.6% above the 2016 sale of £360,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Meriden Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms9
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Meriden Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 2 Meriden Street.
- May 2019Change of UseFullIn report
Proposed change of use to 5No. independent residential flats (Use Class C3)
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- FUL/2018/1524
- Nov 2007AmendmentIn report
Application for certificate of lawful development for continued use as a single dwelling house and retention of rear extension.
Retrospective- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- R/2007/1923
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Meriden Street
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
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
2 Meriden Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 20 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£360,000
+200.1%over 16 years30 March 2000
£119,950
+23.7%over 3 years18 July 1996
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV1 4DL: £245,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CV1 4DL
Everything we know about 2 Meriden Street, 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 Meriden Street homes
2 Meriden Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,614
Street avg £3,094
Floor Area
223 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
1.3 km
Coventry Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB