21a, Bates Road, Coventry, CV5 6AW

21a is a two-bedroom detached house in Coventry (CV5 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 33.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.