Mill Barn, Ivy Farm Lane, Coventry, CV4 7BW
About Mill Barn
Mill Barn is a detached house in Coventry (CV4 7BW). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in July 1998. 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 £795,000 sits 307.7% above the 1998 sale of £195,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 180 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (213 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
Mill Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Mill Barn has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2024ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge Condition 3 - Material Samples: imposed on planning permission PL/2024/0000233/HHA for 'Alteration to existing detached single storey garage to front elevation; leaning wall to north elevation repaired, south and east elevation wall replaced with visually similar brick, purlin feet repaired, re-painting of all timber, re-tile roof with existing good condition tiles and replacement visually similar tiles, installation of drainage pipe and guttering, replacement of timber lintels with brick on edge lintels, reconstruct boarded window and red brick wall to west elevation with visually similar brick to existing garage, and masonry re-constructed' granted on 03/04/2024
- Reference
- PL/2024/0000940/DCA
- Feb 2024RenovationFullIn report
Alteration to existing detached single storey garage to front elevation; leaning wall to north elevation repaired, south and east elevation wall replaced with visually similar brick, purlin feet repaired, re-painting of all timber, re-tile roof with existing good condition tiles and replacement visually similar tiles, installation of drainage pipe and guttering, replacement of timber lintels with brick on edge lintels, reconstruct boarded window and red brick wall to west elevation with visually similar brick to existing garage, and masonry re-constructed
- Reference
- PL/2024/0000233/HHA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Mill Barn
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
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Sales history & valuation
Mill Barn's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£795,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1998Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CV4 7BW: £650,000 (2018–2016).
Everything we know about Mill Barn, 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 Ivy Farm Lane homes
Mill Barn is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 233 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Canley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cannon Park Primary School. 22 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
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB