Thornton House, Apartment 1, 21 Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 6JD

Thornton House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leamington Spa (CV32 6JD). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. At 80 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Thornton House, where floor areas span 52–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £307,500 in November 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).