8 Bankside Close, Coventry, CV3 4GD

8 Bankside Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Coventry (CV3 4GD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 25th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 49 units on file.

Held since August 1997 — that's 29 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 £126,000 sits 334.5% above the 1997 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm.