Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Rookery Cottage, Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ
Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Rookery Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rookery Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £849,000 is 17.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £725,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rookery Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 February 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rookery Cottage, Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Rookery 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£849,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£725,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2021Most recent
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7AZ: £512,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in CV7 7AZ
Willow End Cottage, Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ
Sold Jul 2025
£545,0003 The Moat, Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ
Sold Oct 2022
£840,000Hawk Field, Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ
Sold Nov 2020
£512,000Hill Court, Old Granary, Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ
Sold Nov 2012
£412,5002 Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ
Sold Aug 2010
£395,000
Versus other Coventry Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rookery Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,070
Street avg £3,940
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
168/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.2 km
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV7 7AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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