1 Highfield Cottage, Highfield Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8BL
About 1 Highfield Cottage
1 Highfield Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Corley, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 8BL). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 is 28.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 115.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
1 Highfield Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 1 Highfield Cottage, Highfield Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8BL
- Jul 2007ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PAP/2007/0157
- More recent applications — locked
- New BuildAug 2017Decision
- RenovationAug 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Highfield Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£206,500
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2016Most recent
£206,500
+18.0%over 7 years19 December 2008
£175,000
+133.3%over 9 years3 June 1999
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 8BL: £172,000 (2019–2010).
Nearby sales in CV7 8BL
2 Highfield Cottage, Highfield Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8BL
Sold Aug 2019
£230,0004 Highfield Cottage, Highfield Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8BL
Sold Nov 2014
£172,0003 Highfield Cottage, Highfield Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8BL
Sold Jul 2012
£148,000Hartlands, Highfield Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8BL
Sold Nov 2010
£390,000The Bramleys, Highfield Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8BL
Sold Jun 2001
£145,000
Versus other Highfield Lane homes
1 Highfield Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,227
Street avg £2,412
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Saracens Head — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Bournebrook CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
54.8dB







