Bridle Cottage, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
About Bridle Cottage
Bridle Cottage is a detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7DD). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £788,000 is 12.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Bridle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Bridle Cottage, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of 2 dwellings into single dwelling and erection of ground floor rear extension and two storey side extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2004/02958/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchNov 2015Decision
- New BuildNov 2004Decision
+ 1 more application 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.
£788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2021Most recent
£700,000
+72.0%over 6 years13 August 2015
£407,000
+10.0%over 10 years8 February 2005
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7DD: £485,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CV7 7DD
Reaves Green Barn, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
Sold Mar 2025
£740,000The Cottage, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
Sold Jan 2024
£400,000The Grange, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
Sold Oct 2019
£1,350,000Hollicherra, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
Sold May 2018
£485,000Home Farm, The Stables, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
Sold May 2017
£292,000
Versus other Tanners Lane homes
Price per m²
£4,118
Street avg £3,440
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
1.1 km
Tile Hill Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.5 km
Leigh Church of England Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







