8 Orlescote Road, Coventry, CV4 7BH
About 8 Orlescote Road
8 Orlescote Road is a mid-terrace house in Coventry (CV4 7BH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £285,000. 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 and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 8 Orlescote Road in 2023.
- Jun 2023HMOFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Application for proposed change of use from 4 bed HMO to 7 Bedroom HMO with double storey rear extension.
Extension- Reference
- PL/2023/0001201/FUL
- Mar 2023HMOFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Change of use from 4-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to 7-bedroom HMO and construction of single and two-storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- FUL/2022/1258
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Orlescote Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Orlescote Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 22 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2019Most recent
£285,000
+71.7%over 6 years24 June 2012
£166,000
+121.3%over 9 years1 September 2002
£75,000
+58.7%over 5 years13 December 1996
£47,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV4 7BH: £248,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CV4 7BH
Everything we know about 8 Orlescote Road, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Orlescote Road homes
8 Orlescote Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,908
Street avg £2,323
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Canley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Cannon Park Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB