The Cottage, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Berkswell, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7DD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 3-band jump.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2019. Sold January 2024 for £400,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
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
Council records include a two-storey front extension at The Cottage.
1 application on record at The Cottage, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
- Oct 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2019/02095/MINFHO
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 28 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
22 January 2024Most recent
£400,000
+6.7%over 2 years7 April 2021
£375,000
+30.7%over 7 years26 March 2014
£287,000
+19.6%over 7 years24 October 2006
£240,000
+34.8%over 4 years4 April 2002
£178,000
+196.7%over 6 years19 December 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7DD: £700,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CV7 7DD
Reaves Green Barn, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
Sold Mar 2025
£740,000Bridle Cottage, Tanners Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7DD
Sold Aug 2021
£700,000The 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
The Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,128
Street avg £3,271
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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.
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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







