What kind of home is 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG last sold for £617,000 in January 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £153,000 in August 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1999 and January 2023, 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG rose from £153,000 to £617,000, a change of £464,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

The current EPC rating for 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in January 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (1,539 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 52% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CV8 1BG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG use?

The latest EPC at 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG in?

42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG sits in Kenilworth. It falls within the CV8 postcode district in Warwickshire.

What is crime like near 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

Police records around 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

The closest primary school to 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG is Priors Field Primary School (286m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kenilworth School and Sixth Form (2.3km).

What transport links are near 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG?

The closest bus stop to 42 Woodcote Avenue, CV8 1BG is Cobbs Road, 101m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Woodcote Avenue, Kenilworth, CV8 1BG

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

143 m²

1539 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Woodcote Avenue

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

42 Woodcote Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £617,000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

42 Woodcote Avenue'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 16 Jan 2025

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Woodcote Avenue, Kenilworth, CV8 1BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Woodcote Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 42 Woodcote Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£626,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£617,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

9 January 2023Most recent
£617,000
+16.4%over 5 years
30 November 2017
£530,000
+246.4%over 18 years
10 August 1999
£153,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1BG: £375,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CV8 1BG

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On the street

Versus other Woodcote Avenue homes

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

42 Woodcote Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,315

Street avg £3,219

Strongly above

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

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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

Cobbs Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Priors Field Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV8 1BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CV8 1BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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