Sunshine Close Kenilworth, Warwick
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (CV8), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42301460.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £465,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Warwick costs £2,462 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kenilworth, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Park, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Castle Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 96% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £465,000 | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £545,000 | £545,000 | £545,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £551,000 | £551,000 | £551,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £282,000 | £282,000 | £282,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2005 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | £165,950 | £155,000 | £190,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £124,000 | £124,000 | £124,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2024 | 9 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £465,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2022 | 4 CV8 1FJ | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 3 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £551,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2015 | 15 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £282,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2011 | 9 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2010 | 3 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2006 | 19 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £249,950 | |
| 19 May 2005 | 6 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2003 | 13 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2002 | 11 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2002 | 7 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £165,950 | |
| 14 Jun 2002 | 1 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2001 | 2 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 13 Feb 1998 | 5 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1997 | 11 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £84,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 4 CV8 1FJ | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 24 May 1996 | 13 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £76,500 | |
| 31 Oct 1995 | 5 CV8 1FJ | Semi-detached | £89,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (3); House, semi-detached (1); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Warwick in 2026-27: Band D £2,462 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,641 | £1,915 | £2,188 | £2,462 | £3,009 | £3,556 | £4,103 | £4,923 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (29% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Kenilworth VI Form College, Rouncil Lane: up to 187 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV8 1FJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CV8 1FH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 87 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV8 1FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CV8 1FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kenilworth 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Warwick 619,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Warwick Parkway 493,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Suncliffe Drive Kenilworth | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Warwick | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oaks Precinct Shops, Kenilworth | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castle Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kenilworth Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Kenilworth police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN Ltd - Warwick Road Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Park 25 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) north. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Kenilworth Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Garden at 1 Castle Hill (formerly Wantage) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Kenilworth Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bullimore Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Black Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Thickthorn Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Lunch | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 addresses is 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 Warwick: see them on the Warwick page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Clinton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kenilworth Nursery School & Early Years Training Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Thorns Community Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| All Saints Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kenilworth School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth Sporting CV8 1FA | Mobile caterer | 120 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2024 |
| GloVitality CV8 1FF | Retailers - other | 120 m | Exempt | |
| Kenilworth Cricket Club CV8 1FE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Educaterers Ltd at St Johns Primary School & Nursery CV8 1FS | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Newlands Residential Home CV8 1HW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Texaco CV8 1FB | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| St Johns Budgens CV8 1GA | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 18 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Newey Drive (4); On or near Towers Close (3); On or near Lindsey Crescent (3); On or near Rouncil Lane (2); On or near Sunshine Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Nearby streets
Gypsy Lane · Suncliffe Drive · Towers Close · Lindsey Crescent · Gardner Way · Newey Drive · Warwick Road · Leycester Road · Swift Close · Gypsy Lane · Hickman Way · Hewitt Close
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.