The Cottage, Church Lane, Fillongley, Coventry, CV7 8EW
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Fillongley, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 8EW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump.
At 79 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £285,000 in November 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
Energy performance
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at The Cottage, Church Lane, Fillongley, Coventry, CV7 8EW
- Jul 2024Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of the existing 2-bedroom house and redevelopment of the site for 2no dwellings with associated landscaping and parking
- Documents
- 86 docs on file
- Reference
- PAP/2024/0353
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Sales history & valuation
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 2023Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV7 8EW: £387,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CV7 8EW
6 Church Lane, Fillongley, Coventry, CV7 8EW
Sold Aug 2023
£235,000The White House, Church Lane, Fillongley, Coventry, CV7 8EW
Sold Apr 2023
£810,0008 Church Lane, Fillongley, Coventry, CV7 8EW
Sold Nov 2022
£387,50012 Church Lane, Fillongley, Coventry, CV7 8EW
Sold Dec 2021
£215,000Chapel House, Church Lane, Fillongley, Coventry, CV7 8EW
Sold Jun 2020
£405,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
Years Held for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,608
Street avg £3,135
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.2 km
Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bournebrook CofE Primary School. 2 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







