8 Hillyard Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 37.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2019 for £265,000.
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Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
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8 Hillyard Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 17 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 17 years.
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8 Hillyard Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,541
Street avg £3,122
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
46.1dB

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 upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Rear dormer under permitted development (resubmission of 20/02013/LDP)
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and front porch
25 October 2019Most recent
£265,000
+45.2%over 6 years3 May 2013
£182,500
+49.6%over 10 years27 September 2002
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0LA: £315,000 (2024–2016).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
CV47 0LA
Mill Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Southam College. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB