The Garden House, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
About The Garden House
The Garden House is a five-bedroom detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 12 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £772,000 is 23.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £627,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Garden House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A tree works application was refused at The Garden House in 2021.
12 applications on record at The Garden House, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Clear from fabric of buildings by 2-2.5m trees T1 and T2. T3 yew hedge that has been trimmed - carry on the trim and reduce by 2-2.5m to minimise interference with larger trees side canopy (Resultant height approximately 4-5m) trim from fabric of building 2-2.5m. Tree T6 remove lower epicormic growth plus 2-2.5m clearance from fabric of building. Tree T7 remove lower epicormic growth plus 2m clearance from fabric and balance other side of crown (south west) by 2-2.5m off.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2021/00722/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Solar PanelsNov 2025Decision
- Solar PanelsNov 2025Decision
+ 9 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£772,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£627,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 January 2021Most recent
£627,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7BL: £735,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CV7 7BL
Baileys, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
Sold Sept 2024
£660,000Rose Cottage, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
Sold Nov 2023
£750,000Little Orchards, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
Sold Jun 2021
£735,000The Birches, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
Sold May 2021
£775,000Copper Beeches, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BL
Sold Nov 2013
£455,000
Versus other Lavender Hall Lane homes
The Garden House is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,563
Street avg £4,077
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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







