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Highbury Bank Cottage, Berkswell Road, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7LB

Estimated value

£488,000

  • Since the 2005 sale (£325,000)+50%
  • Against CV7 7LB's recent median (£640,000)-24%

Newest record on this page: August 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£488,000

  • Against its 2005 sale (£325,000)+50%
  • Against CV7 7LB's recent median (£640,000)-24%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Highbury Bank Cottage is modelled from its 96 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CV7 7LB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    96 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2018

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2005

  • Recent sales in CV7 7LB

    5 sales, median £640,000 (2023–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 August 2005Most recent

    £325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 7LB: £640,000 (2023–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Highbury Bank Cottage, Berkswell Road, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7LB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Highbury Bank Cottage

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

Highbury Bank Cottage is a detached house in Meriden, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7LB). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in August 2005. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (204 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 50.2% above the 2005 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Highbury Bank Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 December 2028

2 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2018from May 2018
EPC improved fromG16toF29
Main Fuel
OilGas

Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs

Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highbury Bank Cottage, Berkswell Road, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Highbury Bank Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Berkswell Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Highbury Bank Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,385

Street avg £2,917

On par

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 218 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Coventry district page.
Full Coventry report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

168/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

1.1 km

Meriden Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Meriden Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • St Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary2.9km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences818 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour336 reports14%
  • Vehicle Crime259 reports11%
  • Shoplifting231 reports10%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV7 7LB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Highbury Bank Cottage is modelled from its 96 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CV7 7LB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Highbury Bank Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Highbury Bank Cottage was lodged in December 2018 at band F and is valid until December 2028. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Highbury Bank Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 0 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CV7 7LB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Highbury Bank Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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