25 Meriden Street, Coventry, CV1 4DL
About 25 Meriden Street
25 Meriden Street is a mid-terrace house in Coventry (CV1 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 5 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.
At 189 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 top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 56.8% above the 2021 sale of £257,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 18.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £257,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
25 Meriden Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 25 Meriden Street in 2021.
- Oct 2022HMOFullIn report
Proposed change of use from HMO with 6 no. bedrooms (Class C4) to HMO with 7 no. bedrooms (Sui Generis)
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- FUL/2022/1397
- Jul 2021HMOFullIn report
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) for an eight bedroomed, 11no. person HMO and the erection of a rear dormer.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- FUL/2021/1090
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 25 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
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Sales history & valuation
25 Meriden Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2009).
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 12 years.
£257,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2021Most recent
£257,000
+97.7%over 11 years17 September 2009
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV1 4DL: £245,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CV1 4DL
Everything we know about 25 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
EPC Rating for 25 Meriden Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,360
Street avg £3,110
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
1.3 km
Coventry Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB