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1 Houston Road, Rugby, CV21 1BS

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 1 Houston Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Houston Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rugby (CV21 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 89 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 42 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £175,000 in February 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 63.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Houston Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2024

Current Certificate
Jun 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 June 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Houston Road, Rugby, CV21 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Houston Road has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Houston Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£175,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 February 2023Most recent

    £175,000

    +33.6%over 6 years

  2. 14 April 2016

    £131,000

    +17.0%over 1 year

  3. 16 October 2014

    £112,000

    +5.2%over 8 years

  4. 10 February 2006

    £106,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV21 1BS: £160,500 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Houston Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Houston Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,966

Street avg £1,775

Above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Houston Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£293k

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3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Ambrose Close

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3 bed1 bath
£121k

1 Boughton Wharf, Boughton Road

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1 bed1 bath
£120k

1 Brunes Court

CV21 1QT

3 bed
£305k

1 Bell Road

CV21 1GT

3 bed2 bath
£309k

1 Belgrave Drive

CV21 1TJ

3 bed1 bath
£357k

1 Austin Close

CV21 1FU

1 bed3 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rugby district page.
Full Rugby report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

310/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Douglas Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Boughton Leigh Junior School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV21 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CV21 1BS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV21 1BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Houston Road, Rugby, CV21 1BS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.