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Buying at CV5 9TY

Before you offer on a home at CV5 9TY: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £405k. In Brownshill Green.

2 to check3 clear£405k typical on Norton Grange

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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Busy road: A4114, 160 m awayAbout 28,771 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Conservation area: Allesley Village Conservation AreaChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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17 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£405ktypical sale on Norton Grange, last 10 years

£3,500typical price per m² in Brownshill Green

£2,280–£3,720per m² for homes at CV5 9TY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £315k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Brownshill Green

Brownshill Green

+68% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	76	£490k	£200k – £1.25m
Semi-detached	57	£305k	£60k – £525k
Terraced	36	£265k	£70k – £395k
Flat	16	£165k	£93k – £185k

Standard sales in Brownshill Green. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

0sales on Norton Grange in the last two years

185sales in Brownshill Green in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at CV5 9TY

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Norton GrangeDetached	£410,000, Feb 2022	131 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Norton GrangeDetached	£395,000, Apr 2018	137 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Norton GrangeDetached	£333,000, Mar 2013	154 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Norton GrangeDetached	£491,000, Jan 2024	132 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Norton GrangeDetached	£365,000, May 2014	134 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Norton GrangeDetached	£405,000, Jul 2016	178 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Norton GrangeDetached	£390,000, Apr 2017	130 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Norton GrangeSemi-detached	£347,500, Jun 2013	136 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Norton GrangeDetached	£235,500, May 2001	–	Buyer's report →
10, Norton GrangeDetached

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Buying at CV5 9TY

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £405k. In Brownshill Green.

2 to check3 clear£405k typical on Norton Grange

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Check

Busy road: A4114, 160 m awayAbout 28,771 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Conservation area: Allesley Village Conservation AreaChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

17 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£405ktypical sale on Norton Grange, last 10 years

£3,500typical price per m² in Brownshill Green

£2,280–£3,720per m² for homes at CV5 9TY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £315k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Brownshill Green, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£118k	£95k	£760 a month	7.7%
2 beds	£233k	£154k	£1,010 a month	5.2%
3 beds	£288k	£254k	£1,150 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£433k	£341k	£1,600 a month	4.4%
All homes	£290k	£244k	£1,120 a month	4.6%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places