Abbey Cottage, Lower End, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BW
About Abbey Cottage
Abbey Cottage is a detached house in Bubbenhall, Coventry, Coventry (CV8 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2020. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 12% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£627/sq ft) was about 225% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Abbey Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Abbey Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Abbey Cottage
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
Abbey Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 2012Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 3BW: £425,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CV8 3BW
Ludgates View, Lower End, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BW
Sold Oct 2024
£459,000Appledore, Lower End, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BW
Sold Nov 2023
£580,000The Half House, Lower End, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BW
Sold Oct 2018
£305,650Avonleigh, Lower End, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BW
Sold Nov 2015
£381,000The Manor House, Lower End, Bubbenhall, Coventry, CV8 3BW
Sold Oct 2014
£925,000
Everything we know about Abbey Cottage, 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 Lower End homes
Price per m² for Abbey Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,747
Street avg £2,510
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
0.2 km
Three Horseshoes — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 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
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB