# 36 LAUREL AVENUE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1LT

## Property details

- Slug: `20bfc50` (address key hash: `20bfc500944298a21a7ee2210d25a4450f9c5363`)
- Postcode: B78 1LT
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 87 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £218,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,506/m²
- Local average: £244,176 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 38 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £218,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 09/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £703/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9920-1207-8805-2013-0500)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £218,000 | Semi-detached | +41.6% | £211,778 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-92f4-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2007-03-30 | £154,000 | Semi-detached | — | £229,604 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/10c32bd0-3b90-44c4-8ed5-f5547df67709) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 36 LAUREL AVENUE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1LT | £218,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 36 LAUREL AVENUE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1LT | £154,000 | 30/03/2007 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 84 CHAYTOR ROAD, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JS | £225,000 | 04/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 10 LAUREL AVENUE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1LT | £165,000 | 31/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 37 POTTERS LANE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1HF | £280,000 | 18/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 DORDON ROAD, DORDON, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1QN | £240,000 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 68 ST LEONARDS VIEW, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JY | £228,000 | 06/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 DORDON ROAD, DORDON, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1QN | £260,000 | 15/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 53 FAIRFIELDS HILL, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1HG | £310,000 | 31/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 RIDDING GARDENS, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JX | £210,000 | 28/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 51 BARDON VIEW ROAD, DORDON, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1QL | £215,000 | 19/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 RIDDING GARDENS, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JX | £265,000 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 33 ST LEONARDS VIEW, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JZ | £306,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 112 PARK AVENUE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1NA | £230,000 | 14/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 54 ST LEONARDS VIEW, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JY | £310,000 | 27/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 27 COMMON LANE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1LZ | £230,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 MORRIS HILL, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JT | £241,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 MORRIS HILL, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JT | £255,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 GOODERE AVENUE, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1JR | £262,750 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 144 ST LEONARDS VIEW, DORDON, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1QP | £210,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 95 ST LEONARDS VIEW, DORDON, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1QH | £226,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 71 FAIRFIELDS HILL, POLESWORTH, TAMWORTH, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, B78 1HG | £325,000 | 27/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £249,688 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 12.9%
- **10y growth:** 71.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Warwickshire; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 43.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North Warwickshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £877/mo
- **Realistic:** £974/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,071/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Mid Staffs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Long Street, B78 | £1,099/mo | 3 | 0.83 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,099/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.5% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £109,900

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,099/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £106/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **38** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Polesworth School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 16 Mar 2023 |
| Birchwood Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 2 Oct 2014 |
| Dordon Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 18 Mar 2024 |
| The Nethersole CofE Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 21 Jan 2024 |
| Three Peaks Primary Academy | Primary | 1.6 miles | Good — 25 Oct 2017 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #6456985
- **Address:** 36 Laurel Avenue, Polesworth, B78 1LT
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/04/2009
- **Work Completed:** 02/03/2009
- **Items:** 3 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #6456998
- **Address:** 36 Laurel Avenue, Polesworth, B78 1LT
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/04/2009
- **Work Completed:** 02/03/2009
- **Items:** 2 window(s)