54a, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, CV4 7AH
About 54a
54a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Coventry (CV4 7AH). It has a recorded floor area of 327 m² (around 3520 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 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 £928,000 sits 323.7% above the 1997 sale of £219,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 72.4% below the postcode norm. At 327 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (283 m² median across 19 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 54a
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
54a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 54a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Ash - reduce canopy.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- CT/2016/1311
- Oct 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce and trim by up to 30% Leylandii tree; conifer hedge and Thuja trees.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- R/2009/1222
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 54a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
54a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£928,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£219,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 1997Most recent
£219,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV4 7AH: £1,200,000 (2019–2015).
Nearby sales in CV4 7AH
Everything we know about 54a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Kenilworth Road homes
On price per m², 54a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£670
Street avg £2,927
Floor Area
327 m²
Street avg 342 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 15.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Canley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB