13 Gorse Lea is a semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, main heating went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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13 Gorse Lea ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
13 Gorse Lea has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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13 Gorse Lea has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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13 Gorse Lea outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0LG: £212,000 (2022–2014).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CV47 0NF
Mill Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southam College. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB