Blythe Prior, Wootton Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7BS
About Blythe Prior
Blythe Prior is a detached house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7BS). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (204 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Blythe Prior's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Blythe Prior has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Blythe Prior has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£512,000
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 3 sales in CV7 7BS: £540,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Wootton Lane homes
On floor area, Blythe Prior runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 207 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
1.7 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.6 km
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







