Magnolia Cottage, Langdon Lane, Radway, Warwick, CV35 0UQ

Magnolia Cottage is a one-bedroom detached house in Radway, Warwick, Warwick (CV35 0UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £240,000. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 is 16.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£743/sq ft) was about 214.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.