Blacksmiths Cottage, Castle Drive, Astley, Nuneaton, CV10 7QD
About Blacksmiths Cottage
Blacksmiths Cottage is a semi-detached house in Astley, Nuneaton, Nuneaton (CV10 7QD). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 July 2028
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Blacksmiths Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Blacksmiths Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Castle Drive homes
EPC Rating for Blacksmiths Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
359/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Arley Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







