4 Essen Lane, Kilsby, Rugby, CV23 8XQ

4 Essen Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Kilsby, Rugby, Rugby (CV23 8XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2023 for £540,000.