5 Birstall Drive, Rugby, CV21 1RR
About 5 Birstall Drive
5 Birstall Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Rugby (CV21 1RR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sale on file: £340,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 17.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 115.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
5 Birstall Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Birstall Drive, Rugby, CV21 1RR
- Jan 2019ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single storey front extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- R19/0046
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Birstall Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£340,000
+75.3%over 7 years22 May 2014
£194,000
+14.0%over 10 years6 February 2004
£170,250
+66.9%over 2 years23 March 2001
£102,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV21 1RR: £320,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Birstall Drive homes
On epc rating, 5 Birstall Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,434
Street avg £2,611
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Helmdon Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Boughton Leigh Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







