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Buying at CV8 1FP

Before you offer on a home at CV8 1FP: 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.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £515k. In Kenilworth South.

1 to check3 clear£515k typical on Rouncil Lane

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 62 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Radon: up to 1–3% 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).
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
Busy road: A452, 930 m awayAbout 20,958 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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
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?

£515ktypical sale on Rouncil Lane, last 10 years

£4,363typical price per m² in Kenilworth South

£1,680–£5,510per m² for homes at CV8 1FP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,363 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £393k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Kenilworth South

Kenilworth South

+42% 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	63	£600k	£302k – £940k
Semi-detached	106	£430k	£250k – £950k
Terraced	32	£350k	£190k – £675k
Flat	23	£178k	£91k – £400k

Standard sales in Kenilworth South. 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

3sales on Rouncil Lane in the last two years

224sales in Kenilworth South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at CV8 1FP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
107, Rouncil LaneDetached	£392,500, Jul 2003	–	Buyer's report →
109, Rouncil LaneDetached	£645,000, Jan 2017	200 m²	Buyer's report →
111, Rouncil LaneDetached	£427,500, May 2013	152 m²	Buyer's report →
112, Rouncil LaneDetached	£530,000, Nov 2010	162 m²	Buyer's report →
113, Rouncil LaneDetached	£200,000, May 1996	–	Buyer's report →
114, Rouncil LaneDetached	£355,000, Oct 2009	225 m²	Buyer's report →
116, Rouncil LaneDetached	£925,000, Nov 2022	180 m²	Buyer's report →
121, Rouncil LaneDetached	£755,000, May 2024	137 m²	Buyer's report →
122, Rouncil LaneDetached	£380,000, Dec 2021	184 m²	Buyer's report →
124, Rouncil LaneDetached

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Buying at CV8 1FP

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £515k. In Kenilworth South.

1 to check3 clear£515k typical on Rouncil Lane

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 62 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% 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).

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

Busy road: A452, 930 m awayAbout 20,958 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

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

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

Is the asking price fair?

£515ktypical sale on Rouncil Lane, last 10 years

£4,363typical price per m² in Kenilworth South

£1,680–£5,510per m² for homes at CV8 1FP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,363 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £393k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Kenilworth South, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£139k	£111k	£830 a month	7.2%
2 beds	£321k	£241k	£1,190 a month	4.4%
3 beds	£441k	£371k	£1,440 a month	3.9%
4+ beds	£606k	£492k	£1,940 a month	3.8%
All homes	£459k	£368k	£1,370 a month	3.6%

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. 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