9 Gorse Lea is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 23.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 118.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. At 58 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension made square as opposed to angled corner
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9 Gorse Lea valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 11 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 11 years.
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9 Gorse Lea outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,483
Street avg £2,808
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey extension to rear.
20 April 2018Most recent
£260,000
+39.0%over 4 years13 February 2014
£187,000
+3.9%over 6 years10 July 2007
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0LG: £200,000 (2022–2010).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
CV47 0JB
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