Plato House, Flat C, 172 Emscote Road, Warwick, CV34 5QN
About Plato House
Plato House is a mid-terrace house in Warwick (CV34 5QN). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 59.7% above the 2021 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2021 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Plato House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Aug 2021SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of existing upper floor flat to 3No. studio flats, external alterations including installation of new windows and doors to front and rear elevations, new access steps to rear, bay window and lightwell to frontage together with new boundary wall and railings.
- Agent
- Vasia Architecture Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- W/21/0267
- Sept 2018SubdivisionFullIn report
Resubmission of W/18/0140: Change of use of existing ground floor shop and basement to 2 Bedroom flat and internal alterations to upper floors to subdivide existing flat into 2 units. External alterations to frontage to include new bay window, addition of light well and railings to front elevation together with alterations to fenestration.
- Agent
- Easyplan UK Limited
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- W/18/1215
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2021Most recent
£330,000
+292.9%over 24 years17 December 1997
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV34 5QN: £316,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CV34 5QN
Everything we know about Plato House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Emscote Road homes
On price per m², Plato House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,260
Street avg £3,028
Floor Area
262 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 km
Greville Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Emscote Infant School. 19 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB