285 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL
About 285 Kenilworth Road
285 Kenilworth Road is an end-of-terrace house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7EL). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 18.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £340,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 285 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL
- Aug 2000FullOutcome in report
Proposed new library, revised access and car parking
- Reference
- PL/2000/00884/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseApr 2015Decision
- FullNov 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2021Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7EL: £210,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CV7 7EL
Winterdene, Flat 4, 275 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL
Sold Sept 2025
£105,000Winterdene, Flat 1, 275 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL
Sold May 2025
£140,000Winterdene, Flat 11, 275 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL
Sold Dec 2024
£210,000277 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL
Sold Jul 2022
£750,000287 289, Flat, Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL
Sold Feb 2021
£365,000
Versus other Kenilworth Road homes
Years Held for 285 Kenilworth Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,208
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.6 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.8 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
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







