Ford House, Castle Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1NG
About Ford House
Ford House is a six-bedroom detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 556 m² (around 5985 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 556 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,653,000 sits 50.3% above the 2019 sale of £1,100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 21.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £1,100,000.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
Ford House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Oct 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x American Oak - Crown reduction of about 24 inches and removal of dead branches
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- W/22/1406/TCA
- Sept 2018PorchFullIn report
Application for the existing dwelling to be subdivided to form two dwellings with associated internal alterations. External alterations include new entrance porch, 2no. roof lights to the front elevation, rear dormer and alterations to fenestration.
- Agent
- Richard S Baily
ExtensionSubdivision- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- W/18/1395
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Sales history & valuation
Ford House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,653,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 January 2019Most recent
£1,100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1NG: £475,000 (2025–2023).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Castle Road homes
Ford House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,978
Street avg £3,975
Floor Area
556 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
14 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
28.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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