3 Nightingale Lane, Coventry, CV5 6AY

3 Nightingale Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Coventry (CV5 6AY). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Sale prices here have outpaced Coventry HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £975,000.