28 Amherst Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1AH
About 28 Amherst Road
28 Amherst Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 is 36.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2020 for £540,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
28 Amherst Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2023RenovationOutlineIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to front elevation, as shown on drawing nos. 2216/ldc/01, 2216/ldc/02, received on 20/02/2023, with the materials used in any exterior work to be of a similar appearance to those used in the construction of the exterior of the existing dwellinghouse.
- Agent
- Martin Smith Architect Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- W/23/0257
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 28 Amherst Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£739,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£540,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 February 2020Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1AH: £800,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CV8 1AH
Everything we know about 28 Amherst Road, 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 Amherst Road homes
28 Amherst Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,885
Street avg £3,651
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB