5 Balsall Street, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7AR

5 Balsall Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7AR). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 sits 70.7% above the 2015 sale of £283,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 38.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.