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On Hob Lane, in Kenilworth West
What it's like at CV8 1QB: every home that has sold on Hob Lane 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hob Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 17 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 71, Hob LaneDetached | Nov 2025 | £1,700,000 | 308 m² | £5,519/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrow View, Hob LaneOther | Oct 2018 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Fordley, Hob LaneDetached | May 2002 | £270,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Gables End, Hob LaneDetached | Sept 2017 | £845,000 | 193 m² | £4,378/m² | 1 |
| Meadow View, Hob LaneDetached | Aug 2011 | £320,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Oak Croft, Hob LaneDetached | Jul 1999 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Oakburrow, Hob LaneDetached | Aug 2023 | £875,000 | 244 m² | £3,586/m² | 1 |
| Pheasant House, Hob LaneDetached | Feb 2008 | £675,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Popinjay, Hob LaneDetached | Dec 2002 | £290,000 | 107 m² | £2,710/m² | 1 |
| Redcott, Hob LaneDetached | Aug 2001 | £220,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Rose Cottage, Hob LaneDetached | Oct 2015 | £620,000 | 135 m² | £4,593/m² | 1 |
| The Dormers, Hob LaneDetached | Jun 1996 | £200,000 | 264 m² | £758/m² | 1 |
| Tudor Lodge, Hob LaneDetached | May 2009 | £318,000 | 86 m² | £3,698/m² | 1 |
| Westwood House, Hob LaneDetached | May 2021 | £548,000 | 185 m² | £2,962/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Tile Hill, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 542k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest primary school is Burton Green Church of England Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 82% 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, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Kenilworth School and Sixth Form (2.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heart Of England Co-Operative Society, 3.1 km away, with Honiley Shoot closer still (2.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Jubilee Healthcare Centre (2.8 km), with Kk Mistry Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.8 km).
For a haircut, Notorious - Tattoo & Barbers is 2.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warwick Hospital, 7.0 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 38 restaurants and cafés and 8 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Hickory's Smokehouse is the closest café or restaurant (1.6 km), and Westwood Club the nearest pub (2.3 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 128 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 189 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Westwood Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, TeamSport Coventry (2.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 16 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 52% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Warwick, 3.3 km away (TEF Gold).
1 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.
Kenilworth and Southam constituency: Sir Jeremy Wright MP (Conservative), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 6,574 (12.3%), turnout 71%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Labour 24%, Liberal Democrat 20%, Reform UK 13%.
10 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 CV8 1QB →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hob Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 81 min
Nearest: Battlefield Line Railway · about 42 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 6 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 88.0% | 85.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.3% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.7% | 9.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 1.1% | 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.