2 The Shires, Smithy Lane, Church Lawford, Rugby, CV23 9ET
About 2 The Shires
2 The Shires is a five-bedroom detached house in Church Lawford, Rugby, Rugby (CV23 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 is 29.4% above the 2016 sale price. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 The Shires's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 2 The Shires, Smithy Lane, Church Lawford, Rugby, CV23 9ET
- Jul 2010Garage ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Conversion of the existing integral garage to ancillary living accommodation, and erection of a detached garage and workshop.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- R10/0923
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2013Decision
- OutlineSept 2010Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£727,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£562,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2016Most recent
£562,000
+67.8%over 13 years23 October 2003
£335,000
+123.3%over 1 year2 April 2002
£150,000
-18.9%over 5 years30 May 1996
£185,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CV23 9ET: £172,975 (2009–1996).
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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
0.2 km
Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Long Lawford Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







