8 Canal View, Coventry, CV1 4LQ
About 8 Canal View
8 Canal View is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Coventry (CV1 4LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (August 2025) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 40% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 27.8% below the postcode norm. Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Solar PV panels (33 kWp) installed
Planning history
8 Canal View has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground Floor Rear Extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HH/2016/2091
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Canal View
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Canal View valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£274,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2015Most recent
£274,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV1 4LQ: £275,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 8 Canal View, 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 Canal View homes
On price per m², 8 Canal View runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,545
Street avg £2,203
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
1.8 km
Coventry Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barr's Hill School. 43 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
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB