Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Edwards Cottage, Church Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BJ
2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Edwards Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Edwards Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 June 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jun 2025from Feb 2015
Low Energy Lighting
46%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Edwards Cottage, Church Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Edwards Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Edwards Cottage, Church Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BJ
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Flagged:Listed building
- Sept 2004ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension( listed building consent)
Listed- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2004/00261/LBW
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Edwards Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7BJ: £250,000 (2025–1995).
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Edwards Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1.5 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.0 km
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV7 7BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
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