Buying a home in CV8, Kenilworth. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£410kmost £339k–£495k
Houses per m²£4,662flats £3,448
Sold last year3252,005 in five years
Prices in Warwick+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CV8 sold for £410,147 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £338,649 and £495,369, for about 92 m² of space.

325 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £139k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CV8 3 (£3,647) and the most in CV8 2 (£4,925).

Across Warwick, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 16.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,330 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,870 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £82,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in CV8 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£190,711£178k–£237k41 m²30
2£313,455£263k–£380k68 m²434
3£410,147£339k–£495k92 m²664
4£528,271£440k–£648k117 m²283
5+£733,645£585k–£892k158 m²297

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£191k£313k£410k£528k£734k
Detached—£423k£543k£614k£762k
Semi-detached—£335k£406k£456k£518k
Terraced£190k£276k£330k£419k£605k
Flats£139k£188k£292k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CV8

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
CV8 1£4,814£3,550
CV8 2£4,925£3,423
CV8 3£3,647£2,595

Schools near CV8

Best state primary within 2 kmPark Hill Junior School66% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmNorth Leamington School67.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%6 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about CV8

Is CV8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Warwick are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (66% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (67.2% against 43.8%); 325 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CV8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CV8 sold for £410,147 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £338,649 and £495,369.

How many homes sell in CV8 each year?

325 homes sold in the last year and 2,005 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near CV8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Park Hill Junior School, where 66% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CV8?

For a 3-bedroom house, CV4 (£251k, 5 km), CV3 (£278k, 6 km), CV1 (£201k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.