490a, Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DQ
About 490a
490a is a two-bedroom detached house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 5-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 26.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £285,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
490a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 490a, Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DQ
- Jun 2017Change Of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use to split the site into residential and commercial (Storage of air condition units)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2017/00966/PPFL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMay 2023Decision
- ExtensionApr 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
490a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2018Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7DQ: £119,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CV7 7DQ
Apartment 20, 550 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DQ
Sold Jul 2025
£105,000Apartment 5, 550 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DQ
Sold Jun 2025
£119,500486 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DQ
Sold Feb 2025
£627,500Apartment 3, 550 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DQ
Sold Nov 2024
£116,000574 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DQ
Sold Nov 2024
£484,000
Versus other Kenilworth Road homes
Floor Area for 490a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,453
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Heart of England School. 3 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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







