The Birches, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
About The Birches
The Birches is a four-bedroom detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £775,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Birches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Birches has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at The Birches, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
- Apr 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of rear first floor bedroom extension and kitchen extension
- Reference
- PL/2000/00011/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2022Decision
- FullDec 2006Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Birches was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 25 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2021Most recent
£775,000
+55.0%over 17 years6 May 2004
£500,000
+156.4%over 7 years22 August 1996
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7BL: £660,000 (2024–2014).
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£750,000Little Orchards, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
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£735,000The Garden House, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
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£455,000
Versus other Lavender Hall Lane homes
On price per m², The Birches stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,905
Street avg £3,808
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.4 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







