26, Ashow, Kenilworth, CV8 2LE
About 26
26 is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashow, Kenilworth, Kenilworth (CV8 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £860,000 is 18.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £728,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
26's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2018MixedFullIn report
Erection of a replacement garage; re-position of existing oil tank and construction of 1.8 metre high front boundary wall, piers and pedestrian gate.
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- W/18/1490
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear
- Agent
- Easyplan limited
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- W/08/0647
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£860,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 14 years.
£728,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2020Most recent
£728,000
+19.3%over 3 years23 October 2016
£610,000
+43.5%over 10 years11 April 2006
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 2LE: £640,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CV8 2LE
3 Long Row, Ashow, Kenilworth, CV8 2LE
Sold Oct 2025
£475,000Tudor Cottage, Ashow, Kenilworth, CV8 2LE
Sold Oct 2025
£640,000Lewberry Close, Ashow, Kenilworth, CV8 2LE
Sold May 2025
£2,600,000Chesford House, Ashow, Kenilworth, CV8 2LE
Sold May 2025
£1,088,0005 Long Row, Ashow, Kenilworth, CV8 2LE
Sold Oct 2024
£515,000
Everything we know about 26, 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 the street
Price per m²
£4,821
Street avg £4,290
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
Rocky Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Thorns Community Infant School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB