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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Binley | Coventry | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 0% | 62% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Flats | 4% | 18% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 34, Brandon Road | II | 10 m |
| 22, Brandon Road | II | 60 m |
| Church of St Bartholomew | I | 230 m |
| 1 and 2, Brinklow Road | II | 310 m |
| the Vicarage | II | 310 m |
| 6, Brinklow Road | II | 350 m |
| 8, Brinklow Road | II | 350 m |
| 10 and 12, Brinklow Road | II | 350 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42, Kelway | Extension | 2026 | +33 m² | 7 → 5 |
| 24, Skipworth Road | Extension | 2026 | +34 m² | – |
| 8, Sheldrake Close | Extension | 2026 | +16 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 5, Jim Forrest Close | Extension | 2026 | +11 m² | 5 → 6 |
| 28, Loweswater Road | Extension | 2026 | +16 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 92, Coombe Park Road | Extension | 2026 | +16 m² | 4 → 6 |
| 10, Twickenham Way | Extension | 2026 | +25 m² | 7 → 7 |
| 14, Ebro Crescent | Extension | 2025 | +22 m² | 6 → 7 |
| 25, Brixworth Close | Loft conversion | 2025 | – | 9 → 7 |
| 6, Comberton Close | Extension | 2025 | +39 m² | – |
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| Binley | Coventry | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 6% | 11% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 10% | 13% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 98% | 93% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 10,897 | 11,119 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 8% | 14% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1% | 13% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in West Midlands, 8.9% (9,962 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Binley.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £6,250 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £3,816 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £15,166 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£36,000 |
| Money gone | £21,500 |
On these figures, moving loses about £6,334 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| Extension |
| 2025 |
| +32 m² |
| – |
| 35, Middlefield Drive | Extension | 2025 | +18 m² | – |
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| 103, Coombe Park Road | Extension | 2025 | +9 m² | 4 → 4 |
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| 27, Florence Road | Extension | 2025 | +30 m² | 8 → 10 |
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| 78, Brandon Road | Extension | 2024 | +19 m² | – |
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| 96, Brandon Road | Extension | 2024 | +39 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 539, Binley Road | Extension | 2024 | +10 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 12, Portree Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +9 m² | 5 → 4 |
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| 26, Bridgeacre Gardens | Extension | 2024 | +18 m² | – |
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| 4, Chelney Walk | Extension | 2024 | +9 m² | 7 → 6 |
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| 5, Comberton Close | Extension | 2024 | +22 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 17, Himbleton Drive | Extension | 2024 | +28 m² | – |
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| 3, Martley Close | Extension | 2024 | +29 m² | – |
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| 7, Claybrookes Lane | Extension | 2024 | +8 m² | – |
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| 23, Newbold Close | Extension | 2023 | +37 m² | 3 → 6 |
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| 28, Kelway | Extension | 2023 | +11 m² | 6 → 6 |
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| 5, Swindale Croft | Extension | 2023 | +9 m² | 3 → 5 |
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| 5, Sheldrake Close | Extension | 2023 | +9 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 7, Hardwyn Close | Extension | 2023 | +38 m² | 6 → 8 |
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| 5, Abbeydale Close | Extension | 2023 | +9 m² | 4 → 5 |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.2% | 92.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.