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On Kenilworth Road, in Balsall Common
What it's like at CV7 7DQ: every home that has sold on Kenilworth Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Kenilworth Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 307 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 480, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Feb 1996 | £109,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Feb 2025 | £627,500 | 148 m² | £4,240/m² | 1 |
| 486a, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2013 | £246,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 486b, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £380,000 | 110 m² | £3,455/m² | 3 |
| 488, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Feb 2012 | £345,000 | 230 m² | £1,500/m² | 2 |
| 490, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Aug 2018 | £370,000 | 119 m² | £3,109/m² | 1 |
| 490a, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £285,000 | 64 m² | £4,453/m² | 1 |
| 536, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Dec 2021 | £645,000 | 198 m² | £3,258/m² | 4 |
| 538, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Jun 2019 | £450,000 | 108 m² | £4,167/m² | 2 |
| 540, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Jun 2025 | £540,000 | 112 m² | £4,821/m² | 1 |
| 542, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Aug 2015 | £435,000 | 147 m² | £2,959/m² | 1 |
| 544, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Sept 2014 | £427,000 | 149 m² | £2,866/m² | 1 |
| 552, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Dec 2008 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 552a, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Jul 2011 | £295,000 | 146 m² | £2,021/m² | 2 |
| 552b, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Oct 2021 | £485,000 | 125 m² | £3,880/m² | 5 |
| 552c, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Feb 2015 | £456,000 | 183 m² | £2,492/m² | 3 |
| 552d, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Aug 2020 | £485,000 | 187 m² | £2,594/m² | 4 |
| 552e, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Sept 2008 | £445,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 554, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2024 | £650,000 | 152 m² | £4,276/m² | 2 |
| 556, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2014 | £410,000 | 147 m² | £2,789/m² | 1 |
| 574, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £484,000 | 169 m² | £2,864/m² | 3 |
| 576, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Aug 1999 | £138,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 578, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2017 | £350,000 | 107 m² | £3,271/m² | 1 |
| 580, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £412,000 | 130 m² | £3,169/m² | 1 |
| 582, Kenilworth RoadDetached | May 2005 | £277,500 | 178 m² | £1,559/m² | 2 |
| 584, Kenilworth RoadDetached | May 2016 | £370,000 | 103 m² | £3,592/m² | 4 |
| 586, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Aug 2022 | £475,000 | 106 m² | £4,481/m² | 5 |
| 588, Kenilworth RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £390,000 | 113 m² | £3,451/m² | 2 |
| 592, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Oct 2014 | £332,500 | 139 m² | £2,392/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 10, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Aug 2022 | £130,000 | 45 m² | £2,889/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 29, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Nov 2022 | £130,000 | 49 m² | £2,653/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 26, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | May 2007 | £267,950 | 62 m² | £4,322/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 28, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £99,950 | 43 m² | £2,324/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 36, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Nov 2020 | £170,000 | 48 m² | £3,542/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 5, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Jun 2025 | £119,500 | 48 m² | £2,490/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 6, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Nov 2018 | £133,000 | 52 m² | £2,558/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 3, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Nov 2024 | £116,000 | 40 m² | £2,900/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 18, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Nov 2016 | £125,000 | 50 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 27, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Dec 2022 | £125,000 | 45 m² | £2,778/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 11, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadTerraced | Aug 2006 | £183,950 | – | – | 2 |
| Apartment 21, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | May 2023 | £130,000 | 46 m² | £2,826/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 12, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | May 2006 | £206,950 | 47 m² | £4,403/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 30, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Feb 2021 | £125,000 | 44 m² | £2,841/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 7, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Jul 2018 | £135,000 | 48 m² | £2,813/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 16, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Mar 2019 | £159,000 | 59 m² | £2,695/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 24, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | May 2020 | £127,000 | 43 m² | £2,953/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 32, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Feb 2020 | £133,000 | 50 m² | £2,660/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 20, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Jul 2025 | £105,000 | 41 m² | £2,561/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 4, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Oct 2023 | £118,000 | 48 m² | £2,458/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 17, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Jul 2023 | £111,000 | 43 m² | £2,581/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 25, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Oct 2019 | £165,000 | 58 m² | £2,845/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 33, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Nov 2005 | £238,887 | 74 m² | £3,228/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 35, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Jul 2026 | £165,000 | 57 m² | £2,895/m² | 5 |
| Apartment 14, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | May 2021 | £139,500 | 46 m² | £3,033/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 15, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | May 2018 | £166,000 | 62 m² | £2,677/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 9, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Jun 2006 | £204,450 | – | – | 2 |
| Apartment 34, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Sept 2024 | £110,000 | 55 m² | £2,000/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 1, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Nov 2010 | £135,000 | 40 m² | £3,375/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 2, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Aug 2017 | £139,995 | 44 m² | £3,182/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 31, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | May 2023 | £108,000 | 35 m² | £3,086/m² | 4 |
| Apartment 8, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Jan 2024 | £175,000 | 59 m² | £2,966/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 23, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Mar 2021 | £189,000 | 71 m² | £2,662/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 37, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Sept 2018 | £168,000 | 68 m² | £2,471/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 19, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Apr 2014 | £170,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Apartment 22, Knights Court, 550, Kenilworth RoadFlat | Oct 2006 | £185,950 | – | – | 1 |
| The Darrington, 552e, Kenilworth RoadDetached | Feb 2026 | £670,000 | – | – | 3 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Berkswell, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 285k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is The White Horse, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 87); 10 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Balsall Common Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Heart of England School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Heart Of England Co-Operative Society, 200 m away; Shell Waitrose Balsall Common - Food Business (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Balsall Common & Meriden Group Practice (750 m), with Balsall Common Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Hair At Two Ten is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Warwick Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Sumatrah is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and White Horse the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 46 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 62% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Lavender Hall Lane Open Space, 700 m away; for exercise, Lakes at Lavender Hall (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 9.5 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
30 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Meriden and Solihull East constituency: Saqib Bhatti MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 4,584 (10.4%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 28%, Reform UK 20%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
5 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CV7 7DQ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Solihull since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 307 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 232 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 72 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 89.0% | 91.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.9% | 1.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.9% | 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.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 88 min
Nearest: Chasewater Railway · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.