4 Gorse Lea is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 30.7% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £212,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 Gorse Lea has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 26 years.
£212,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 26 years.
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4 Gorse Lea outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,554
Street avg £3,193
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
45.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
9 March 2021Most recent
£212,000
+24.7%over 8 years1 June 2012
£170,000
+183.3%over 16 years11 August 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0LG: £200,000 (2022–2010).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
CV47 0LS
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