5 Castle Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1NG
About 5 Castle Road
5 Castle Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kenilworth (CV8 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 34.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £217,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Castle Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Castle Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 19 years.
£217,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2018Most recent
£217,000
+23.3%over 6 years9 December 2011
£176,000
+128.6%over 12 years2 November 1999
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1NG: £475,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CV8 1NG
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Castle Road homes
On floor area, 5 Castle Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,173
Street avg £3,866
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.1 km
Kenilworth Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Clinton Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB