5 Barford Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2AY
About 5 Barford Road
5 Barford Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 134 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 sits 52.8% above the 2015 sale of £390,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
5 Barford Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Barford Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Single Storey Extensions to front and rear
- Agent
- Easyplan (UK) Limited
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- W/15/1673
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Barford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2015Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 2AY: £475,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CV8 2AY
Everything we know about 5 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
EPC Rating for 5 Barford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,910
Street avg £3,935
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB