House prices in CV8 3 (Wolston)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CV8 3' (Wolston, Kenilworth) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'CV8 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CV8 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Wolston.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Wolston is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 24, Avondale Road, Wolston, Kenilworth, sold for £230,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 73 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,150.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,350-£3,500, £3,500-£3,650, £3,650-£3,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 128 sales in Wolston (CV8 3) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Wolston, Kenilworth
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Wolston

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Wolston (CV8 3). Of the 128 transactions, half were sold for between £2,900 and £3,770 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CV8 3' is £3,410. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,770 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Wolston, Kenilworth

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Kenilworth. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Wolston
House price heatmap for Wolston, Kenilworth

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CV8 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
CV8 1 Kenilworth £3,600 sqm £4,150 sqm £4,930 sqm
CV8 3 Wolston £2,900 sqm £3,410 sqm £3,770 sqm
CV8 2 Kenilworth £3,580 sqm £4,280 sqm £4,890 sqm

Will Kenilworth house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CV8 3 (Wolston) compared with both the wider area CV8 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Wolston,Kenilworth
House price trends for Wolston

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent CV8 3 sales
Recent trends for Wolston

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Kenilworth to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Kenilworth and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
St Margarets Avenue, Wolston, CV8 3L 80 sqm £2,788 17
High Street, Wolston, CV8 3F 96 sqm £3,424 13
School Street, Wolston, CV8 3H 94 sqm £2,822 12
Leamington Road, Wolston, CV8 3F 106 sqm £3,078 12
Coventry Road, Wolston, CV8 3A 92 sqm £3,387 12
Main Street, Wolston, CV8 3H 103 sqm £3,843 11
Bluemels Drive, Wolston, CV8 3L 94 sqm £2,664 10
Handley Close, Wolston, CV8 3F 78 sqm £2,727 9

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Raw data

Our analysis of Wolston is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
24, Avondale Rd, Wolston, Kenilworth £230,000
Jul-2024
73 3,150
41, Leamington Rd, Wolston, Kenilworth £328,000
Jul-2024
95 3,452
27, Coventry Rd, Wolston, Kenilworth £325,000
Jul-2024
119 2,731

See the entire list of all sales in Wolston (CV8 3) here.

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