Coombe Cottage, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3GJ
About Coombe Cottage
Coombe Cottage is a detached house in Brandon, Coventry, Coventry (CV8 3GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in August 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £745,000 sits 413.8% above the 1996 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 81.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Coombe Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Coombe 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
Coombe Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£745,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 August 1996Most recent
£145,000
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 Coombe 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 Rugby Road homes
On price per m², Coombe Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£633
Street avg £4,019
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.1 km
Coventry Stadium — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Binley Woods Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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