42 Welsh Road West is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 0JW). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2017) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since December 2016. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Sold December 2021 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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42 Welsh Road West's carbon output is low for the local stock.
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 42 Welsh Road West in 2022.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 4 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 4 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
42 Welsh Road West outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,107
Street avg £2,751
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
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6 December 2021Most recent
£320,000
+10.4%over 4 years29 September 2017
£289,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0JW: £272,000 (2024–2019).

Street avg 2.6 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 9 years
CV47 0LA
Mill Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Southam College. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB