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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
Overview

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 £842,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 50.6% 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.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWrap around
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Rookery Cottage

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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.

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

EPC 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
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

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.

From £1,360 · Includes VAT

Planning

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.

Price

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

£842,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£725,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 May 2021Most recent

    £725,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7AZ: £500,000 (2022–2010).

On the street

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 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,070

Street avg £3,867

Strongly above

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 151 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.8 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Rookery 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.
£655k

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£609k

1 Childs Oak Close, Balsall Common

CV7 7QT

4 bed3 bath
£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
£1.2m

1 Alder Lane, Balsall Common

CV7 7DZ

5 bed3 bath
£486k

1 Cedarwood Drive, Balsall Common

CV7 7DS

3 bed
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

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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CV7 7AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV7 7AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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 Rookery Cottage, Coventry Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.