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Sunny View Cottage, Benton Green Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AY

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Sunny View Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Sunny View Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 125 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 is 46.5% above the 2014 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Sunny View Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,155 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sunny View Cottage, Benton Green Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sunny View Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£630,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£430,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 October 2014Most recent

    £430,000

    -4.3%over 7 years

  2. 12 December 2006

    £449,189

    +119.1%over 8 years

  3. 24 June 1998

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7AY: £725,000 (2021–2015).

On the street

Versus other Benton Green Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Sunny View Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,440

Street avg £3,518

On par

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 198 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 10.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Sunny View Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£609k

1 Childs Oak Close, Balsall Common

CV7 7QT

4 bed3 bath
£655k

1 Asbury Road, Balsall Common

CV7 7QN

4 bed
£596k

1 Birch Grove, Balsall Common

CV7 7RS

4 bed3 bath
£580k

1 Benton Green Lane, Berkswell

CV7 7DB

4 bed3 bath
£566k

1 Clive Road, Balsall Common

CV7 7DW

4 bed2 bath
£472k

1 Agricultural Cottages, Maxstoke Lane, Meriden

CV7 7ND

4 bed2 bath
£486k

1 Cedarwood Drive, Balsall Common

CV7 7DS

3 bed
£433k

1 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common

CV7 7FQ

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Coventry district page.
Full Coventry report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.9 km

Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.1 km

Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV7 7AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CV7 7AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV7 7AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Sunny View Cottage, Benton Green Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.