7 Shortley Road, Coventry, CV3 4AE
About 7 Shortley Road
7 Shortley Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Coventry (CV3 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 583.3% above the 1996 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 72.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Shortley Road 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
7 Shortley Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£24,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 1996Most recent
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV3 4AE: £172,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CV3 4AE
Versus other Shortley Road homes
Price per m² for 7 Shortley Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£369
Street avg £1,935
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Coventry Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College. 40 schools 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
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB







