20 Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
About 20 Blackthorn Road
20 Blackthorn Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Kenilworth (CV8 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2015–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 is 18.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £580,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
20 Blackthorn Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
- Agent
- Lawson Architectural Design
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- W/15/2104
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension.
- Agent
- Lawson Architectural Design
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- W/15/1838
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Blackthorn Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.3% per year over 4 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 17.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2019Most recent
£580,000
+87.1%over 3 years15 September 2015
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 2DS: £427,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CV8 2DS
57 Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
Sold Oct 2025
£490,00039 Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
Sold Nov 2024
£342,00029 Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
Sold May 2023
£441,50014 Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
Sold Jun 2022
£427,50037 Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
Sold Jun 2021
£385,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Blackthorn Road homes
20 Blackthorn Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,133
Street avg £3,906
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.1 km
The Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Thorns Community Infant School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB