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Old Post Office, Meriden Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BE

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old Post Office

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

Old Post Office is a semi-detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7BE). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 is 40.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

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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.

Old Post Office'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Post Office, Meriden Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Old Post Office is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

4 applications on record at Old Post Office, Meriden Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BE

4decisions11documents7nearby
  1. Nov 2002
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Remove leylandii,maple, ash,spruce from front, reduce laurel & holly to front side boundary by 8-10FT, remove leylandii, spruce & apple tree from rear side boundary reduce spruce on rear side boundary and reduce height of apple tree on rear boundary by 3FT.

    Reference
    PL/2002/02255/TCA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
  • The 11 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Old Post Office has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£554,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£395,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 June 2013Most recent

    £395,000

    +2.1%over 6 years

  2. 3 April 2007

    £387,000

    +126.3%over 9 years

  3. 20 March 1998

    £171,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7BE: £497,500 (2025–2002).

On the street

Versus other Meriden Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Old Post Office runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,086

Street avg £2,971

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Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 131 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Old Post Office

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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£486k

1 Cedarwood Drive, Balsall Common

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3 bed
£475k

1 Chattaway Drive, Balsall Common

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£472k

1 Agricultural Cottages, Maxstoke Lane, Meriden

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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

1.7 km

Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 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 7BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CV7 7BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV7 7BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

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 Old Post Office, Meriden Road, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.