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8 Castle Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1NG

3 sales on record7 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Castle Road

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

8 Castle Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £791,000 is 15.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £685,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Castle Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Castle Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Apr 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    Agent
    Laurie Day Design Group
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    W/13/0215
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear kitchen extension

    Agent
    Laurie Day Design Group
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    W/13/0077
    View planning record
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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.

Price for 8 Castle Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£791,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£685,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 March 2019Most recent

    £685,000

    +149.1%over 17 years
  2. 12 December 2001

    £275,000

    +80.9%over 3 years
  3. 26 May 1998

    £152,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1NG: £475,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 8 Castle Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,914

Street avg £3,879

On par

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

On par
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.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV8 1NG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Castle Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1NG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.