What kind of home is The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ last change hands?

The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ last sold for £340,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £300,000 in August 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2008 and June 2021, The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ rose from £300,000 to £340,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly +1% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ have?

The current EPC rating for The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. It has dropped from a B recorded in July 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 54% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CV7 7DZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ use?

The latest EPC at The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ in?

The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ sits in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry. It falls within the CV7 postcode district.

How safe is the area around The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

Police records around The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The closest primary school to The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ is Balsall Common Primary School (299m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Heart of England School (254m).

What transport links are near The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The closest rail stop to The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ is Berkswell Rail Station, 1.4km away. The nearest bus option is Red Lane, 2.8km away.

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The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Gables

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Gables is a three-bedroom detached house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. At 85 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in The Gables, where floor areas span 49–160 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2020

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Jul 2009

EPC improved fromB83toC80

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Gables, Apartment 4, 2 Alder Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Gables 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Gables's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£351,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£340,000

Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2021Most recent
£340,000
+19.3%over 3 years
31 October 2017
£285,000
-5.0%over 9 years
19 August 2008
£300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7DZ: £975,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in CV7 7DZ

On the street

Versus other Alder Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, The Gables runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £5,846

Above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£276k

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Apartment 2, 215 Station Road, Balsall Common

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Flat2 bed2 bath

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Apartment 2, 242 Station Road, Balsall Common

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Flat2 bed

£170k

Apartment 23, 550 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

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Flat2 bed2 bath

£163k

Apartment 26, 550 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

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Flat2 bed1 bath

£156k

Apartment 15, 550 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

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Apartment 16, 550 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Coventry report

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

1.4 km

Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Heart of England School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV7 7DZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CV7 7DZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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