8 Cedar Court, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9BE

8 Cedar Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Allesley, Coventry, Coventry (CV5 9BE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 73). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Coventry HPI: 14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 25% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.