Ferndale, Castle Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1NG
About Ferndale
Ferndale is a detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£564/sq ft) was about 152.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £1,130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ferndale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 x5 Lime; Remove epicormic growth to 6m (break in crown) - Works required to retain trees form
- Agent
- Beechwood Trees and Landscapes Ltd
- Reference
- W/25/0899
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T26, T28 & T31 x Lime - Crown lift to desired height (8m) and removal of epicormic growth. Removal of deadwood
- Agent
- Beechwood Trees and Landscapes Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- W/23/0646/TP
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Ferndale was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 2 years.
£1,130,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£1,130,000
+18.9%over 2 years29 November 2018
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1NG: £475,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CV8 1NG
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Castle Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Ferndale lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,075
Street avg £3,771
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 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