5 Hartley Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Southam (CV47 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 116% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 205 m² it sits well below the postcode median (316 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £800,000 in February 2023.
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5 Hartley Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 5 Hartley Gardens.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 21 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 21 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Price per m² for 5 Hartley Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,902
Street avg £2,348
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 336 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 23/01282/FUL, dated 26/07/2023. Proposal is retrospective to raise the roof height by 450mm and alter the window arrangements. Original description of development; Single storey rear and side extension.
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extensions
3 February 2023Most recent
£800,000
+5.3%over 8 years27 November 2014
£760,000
+101.1%over 13 years24 August 2001
£378,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0HY: £890,000 (2024–2002).

Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
CV47 0HQ
Newstead Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Southam Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB