5 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FQ
About 5 Balsall Street East
5 Balsall Street East is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7FQ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2021 for £410,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Balsall Street East has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 5 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FQ
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear kitchen extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2007/00158/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Balsall Street East has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 18 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2021Most recent
£410,000
+49.1%over 8 years15 March 2013
£275,000
+16.0%over 8 years7 January 2005
£237,000
+76.9%over 2 years8 October 2002
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7FQ: £660,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CV7 7FQ
17 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FQ
Sold Oct 2024
£540,00011 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FQ
Sold Jan 2024
£950,00065 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FQ
Sold Jul 2023
£735,00021 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FQ
Sold Jul 2023
£660,0003 Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FQ
Sold Jan 2023
£466,586
Versus other Balsall Street East homes
5 Balsall Street East is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,184
Street avg £3,299
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
1.5 km
Berkswell Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Balsall Common Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







