87 Welsh Road West is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 0JP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 13.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £310,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Alterations and extension to existing property to include: Demolition of existing garage and replacement with a two storey side extension, rear dormer and single storey rear extension
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£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 6 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 6 years.
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On habitable rooms, 87 Welsh Road West runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,562
Street avg £2,875
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
10 December 2020Most recent
£310,000
+61.0%over 5 years10 April 2015
£192,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0JP: £290,000 (2024–2012).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
CV47 0NH
Mill Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Southam College. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB