8 Castle Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1NG
About 8 Castle Road
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
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 Castle Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Castle Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn 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
- Feb 2013ExtensionFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Castle Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 21 years.
£685,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2019Most recent
£685,000
+149.1%over 17 years12 December 2001
£275,000
+80.9%over 3 years26 May 1998
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1NG: £475,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CV8 1NG
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Castle Road homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Castle Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,914
Street avg £3,879
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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