Carol Cottage, Truggist Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BX
About Carol Cottage
Carol Cottage is a detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows an E (score 46), 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. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Carol Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 June 2036
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Carol Cottage, Truggist Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BX
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
First floor side and rear extensions and front and rear dormer windows
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2015/00212/INV
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentFeb 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Carol Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,115,000
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 7BX: £910,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CV7 7BX
Jasmine Cottage, Truggist Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BX
Sold Sept 2025
£385,000Carol Lodge, Truggist Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BX
Sold Nov 2023
£1,000,000The Verlands, Truggist Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BX
Sold Sept 2022
£910,000The Fordrough, Truggist Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BX
Sold Dec 2018
£684,950Berkswell Grange, Truggist Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BX
Sold Jun 2014
£1,412,500
Versus other Truggist Lane homes
EPC Rating for Carol Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 270 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 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
168/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.8 km
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







