Penny Cottage, Main Street, Bourton, Rugby, CV23 9QS
About Penny Cottage
Penny Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bourton, Rugby, Rugby (CV23 9QS). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 33.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Penny Cottage has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Penny Cottage, Main Street, Bourton, Rugby, CV23 9QS
- Sept 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front extension (to southern elevation)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- R16/1567
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Sales history & valuation
Penny Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£342,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2015Most recent
£342,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV23 9QS: £437,500 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in CV23 9QS
Amberleigh House, Main Street, Bourton, Rugby, CV23 9QS
Sold Sept 2021
£561,000Sanna House, Main Street, Bourton, Rugby, CV23 9QS
Sold Dec 2020
£437,5004 Achray Cottages, Main Street, Bourton, Rugby, CV23 9QS
Sold Sept 2020
£187,500Meadow View, Main Street, Bourton, Rugby, CV23 9QS
Sold Nov 2017
£460,000Frankton Lodge, Main Street, Bourton, Rugby, CV23 9QS
Sold Jul 2017
£465,000
Versus other Main Street homes
Penny Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,167
Street avg £2,872
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







