Back Lane Birdingbury, Rugby
56 addresses across 5 postcodes (CV23), about 360 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32800050.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £855,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 6, D: 6, E: 3, F: 3).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Rugby costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rugby, about 10.9 km (6.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Draycote Water Country Park, is about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 68 to 80 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brookside Surgery, about 4.8 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £855,000 | £795,000 | £915,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £775,000 | £775,000 | £775,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £345,000 | £200,000 | £490,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £652,500 | £652,500 | £652,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £188,000 | £188,000 | £188,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £675,000 | £675,000 | £675,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £533,750 | £272,500 | £795,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £329,995 | £329,995 | £329,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2025 | WILLOWFIELD CV23 8EN | Detached | £915,000 | |
| 29 May 2025 | ROWAN HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £795,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2023 | 8 CV23 8EN | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2022 | ROWAN HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2022 | BROOK FARM HOUSE CV23 8EN | Other | £920,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 May 2021 | ROWAN HOUSE CV23 8EN | Other | £201,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Mar 2020 | LYNN COTTAGE CV23 8EN | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2020 | 12 CV23 8EN | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2019 | LONGROODS CV23 8EN | Detached | £652,500 | |
| 27 Jun 2016 | 8 CV23 8EN | Semi-detached | £188,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2014 | 1, OLD RICKYARD CV23 8EN | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2012 | YEW HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2008 | LYNN COTTAGE CV23 8EN | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2007 | 1, OLD RICKYARD CV23 8EN | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2006 | OAK HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £795,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2006 | 2, OLD RICKYARD CV23 8EN | Semi-detached | £272,500 | |
| 16 Feb 2005 | GABLES HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £329,995 | |
| 10 Mar 2004 | OAK HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £667,000 | New build. |
| 5 Mar 2004 | WILLOWFIELD CV23 8EN | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2004 | 2, OLD RICKYARD CV23 8EN | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2003 | YEW HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £525,000 | New build. |
| 2 May 2003 | ASH HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £509,000 | New build. |
| 31 Mar 2003 | ELM HOUSE CV23 8EN | Detached | £590,000 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2000 | PEAR TREE COTTAGE CV23 8EN | Detached | £292,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | PAINSWICK CV23 8EN | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2000 | DAVENPORT COTTAGE CV23 8EN | Detached | £45,000 | |
| 21 Jul 1998 | DAVENPORT COTTAGE CV23 8EN | Detached | £198,000 | |
| 26 Jun 1997 | FOUR TREES CV23 8EN | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 28 Apr 1995 | 2 CV23 8EN | Semi-detached | £42,000 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 162 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (6); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (4); 1950-1966 (4); 2003-2006 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Rugby in 2026-27: Band D £2,483 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,655 | £1,931 | £2,207 | £2,483 | £3,035 | £3,587 | £4,138 | £4,966 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (24% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV23 8EN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 5 | unlikely |
| CV23 8FX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV23 8EG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV23 8EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CV23 8EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 56 addresses are between 68 m and 80 m above sea level (73 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV23 8EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV23 8EG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV23 8EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV23 8EN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV23 8FX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rugby 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Leamington Spa 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bus Shelter Birdingbury | 40 m |
| Car parks | Mitchell Potatoes Ltd. - Depot Parking | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 30.4 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brookside Surgery | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Dunchurch Pharmacy | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Space Health Care | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| Police station | Southam Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Heart of England Co-operative Long Itchington, Long Itchington Cashzone | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Draycote Water Country Park 8.6 ha | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,500 m² | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,860 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rough Hill | Hill | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Pool Spinney | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Draycote Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Hangings Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Minstrel Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| West Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 56 |
3 of the street's 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rugby: see them on the Rugby page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (2); On or near Leamington Hastings Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CV23 8EN: 45 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- CV23 8FX: 6 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- CV23 8EG: 3 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- CV23 8EF: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- CV23 8EL: 1 address of 55 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.