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1 Rook Farm Cottage, Meer End Road, Honiley, Kenilworth, CV8 1PW

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Rook Farm Cottage

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

1 Rook Farm Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Honiley, Kenilworth, Kenilworth (CV8 1PW). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 119 m² it sits well below the postcode median (176 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £630,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

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.

1 Rook Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2021from Jul 2009
Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Roof
Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
13%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Rook Farm Cottage, Meer End Road, Honiley, Kenilworth, CV8 1PW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2013
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Two storey extension and front porch

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/2013/00121/FULL
    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 1 Rook Farm Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.

Current estimate

£664,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.7% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£630,000

Growth on file: 16.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 January 2022Most recent

    £630,000

    +96.9%over 12 years
  2. 10 September 2009

    £320,000

    +966.7%over 7 years
  3. 18 April 2002

    £30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 1PW: £615,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Meer End Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Rook Farm Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,294

Street avg £3,454

Strongly above

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 184 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 7.4 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

1.7 km

Honiley Court Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

2.4 km

Balsall Common Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CV8 1PW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

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

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