1 Barford Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2AY
About 1 Barford Road
1 Barford Road is a detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 sits 52.8% above the 2015 sale of £309,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Barford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Barford Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Barford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 10 years.
£309,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2015Most recent
£309,000
+13.4%over 9 years10 November 2005
£272,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 2AY: £475,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CV8 2AY
Everything we know about 1 Barford Road, in one report
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 Barford Road homes
On floor area, 1 Barford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,169
Street avg £3,777
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Windy Arbour — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thorns Community Infant School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB