The Latch, Church Street, Churchover, Rugby, CV23 0EW

The Latch is a detached house in Churchover, Rugby, Rugby (CV23 0EW). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 334.6% above the 1996 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. At 116 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 23 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.