Birchwood, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3GJ
About Birchwood
Birchwood is a three-bedroom detached house in Brandon, Coventry, Coventry (CV8 3GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft). Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 16.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £455,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at Birchwood
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Birchwood has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2023AnnexOutlineIn report
Attached single storey garage/ annexe to the eastern side of the dwelling
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- R23/0950
- Jul 2020OutlineIn report
Proposal for a series of minor works to be done on the property that would fall under PD. This includes the erection of a replacement 1.8m boundary fence, installation of an addiotional flue and satellite on the roof, raised surfacing and hard surfacing 2m from the front of property, and other minor works.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- R20/0271
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Birchwood
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.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 February 2020Most recent
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV8 3GJ: £455,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CV8 3GJ
Linwood, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3GJ
Sold Jun 2025
£400,000Hillview, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3GJ
Sold Jul 2024
£498,000Avaligana, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3GJ
Sold Mar 2023
£455,000Robins Nest, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3GJ
Sold Sept 2021
£353,000Avoncroft, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3GJ
Sold Jun 2021
£580,000
Everything we know about Birchwood, 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 Rugby Road homes
On co₂ emissions, Birchwood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,596
Street avg £3,689
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
Coventry Stadium — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Binley Woods Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB