What type of property is The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ sell for?

The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ last sold for £390,000 in February 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £375,000 in May 2008, so prices have been flat over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

Across 2 sales between May 2008 and February 2016, The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ rose from £375,000 to £390,000, a change of £15,000. That works out to roughly +0.5% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ have?

The current EPC rating for The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), around 80 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CV7 7DZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ heated?

The latest EPC at The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ located?

The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ sits in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry. It falls within the CV7 postcode district.

What is crime like near The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

Police records around The Gables, Apartment 5, 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.

Which schools serve The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The closest primary school to The Gables, Apartment 5, 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).

How well connected is The Gables, Apartment 5, 2 Alder Lane, CV7 7DZ?

The closest rail stop to The Gables, Apartment 5, 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 5, 2 Alder Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7DZ

Property type

End terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

160 m²

1722 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About The Gables

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

The Gables is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. At 160 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Gables (49–160 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2008–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm. Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

The Gables's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2022

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Gables, Apartment 5, 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.

Current estimate

£426,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£390,000

Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

1 February 2016Most recent
£390,000
+4.0%over 7 years
29 May 2008
£375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7DZ: £975,000 (2024–2018).

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.

The Gables is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,438

Street avg £6,236

Strongly below

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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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