7 Brooks Close, Willoughby, Rugby, CV23 8BY
About 7 Brooks Close
7 Brooks Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Willoughby, Rugby, Rugby (CV23 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 96 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £315,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
7 Brooks Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 2021Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV23 8BY: £293,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CV23 8BY
15 Brooks Close, Willoughby, Rugby, CV23 8BY
Sold Nov 2024
£85021 Brooks Close, Willoughby, Rugby, CV23 8BY
Sold Oct 2024
£325,00025 Brooks Close, Willoughby, Rugby, CV23 8BY
Sold May 2024
£285,000Manor Farm Barns, Hay Loft, Brooks Close, Willoughby, Rugby, CV23 8BY
Sold Jan 2024
£585,0001 Brooks Close, Willoughby, Rugby, CV23 8BY
Sold Apr 2021
£265,000
Versus other Brooks Close homes
On epc rating, 7 Brooks Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,281
Street avg £2,866
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Braunston Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







