Oak Cottage, Spring Hill, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BD
About Oak Cottage
Oak Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bubbenhall, Coventry, Coventry (CV8 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 75.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £270,550. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Oak Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Oak Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 27 years.
£270,550
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2022Most recent
£270,550
+242.5%over 24 years27 November 1997
£79,000
+20.6%over 2 years28 March 1995
£65,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 3BD: £310,000 (2020–2002).
Nearby sales in CV8 3BD
1 Grime Cottage, Spring Hill, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BD
Sold May 2020
£393,8001 Spring Court, Spring Hill, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BD
Sold Sept 2014
£333,0002 Grime Cottage, Spring Hill, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BD
Sold Mar 2014
£310,000Malpas, Spring Hill, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BD
Sold Nov 2002
£241,000Longfield, Spring Hill, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BD
Sold Apr 2001
£650,000
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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 Spring Hill homes
Oak Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,758
Street avg £2,937
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.0 km
Three Horseshoes — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB