The Dovecote, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA
About The Dovecote
The Dovecote is a detached house in Princethorpe, Rugby, Rugby (CV23 9QA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 April 2035
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Planning history
The Dovecote has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at The Dovecote, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA
- Dec 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey side extension and a single storey front extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- R15/2405
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Dovecote has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV23 9QA: £885,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CV23 9QA
March House, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA
Sold Mar 2025
£900,000Dutch Barn, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA
Sold Aug 2022
£919,999York House, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA
Sold May 2021
£625,000The Old Granary, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA
Sold Apr 2020
£885,000Hazell House, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA
Sold Nov 2018
£510,000
Versus other Burnthurst Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for The Dovecote lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 200 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
122/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Princethorpe College — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







