1 Lilbourne Furze Cottage, Watling Street, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 0AQ

1 Lilbourne Furze Cottage is a semi-detached house in Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby, Rugby (CV23 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2003 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 180% above the 2003 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 36.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 121 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 5 EPCs).