12a, Rose Croft, Kenilworth, CV8 1AF
About 12a
12a is a detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £633,000 sits 218.1% above the 2000 sale of £199,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2018PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension and raising of existing front porch roof.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- W/18/1936
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£633,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£199,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 2000Most recent
£199,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1AF: £549,500 (2024–2018).
Everything we know about 12a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Rose Croft homes
12a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,913
Street avg £3,738
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.1 km
Rose Croft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB