8 Holywell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 0LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) 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 June 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 41.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Holywell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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8 Holywell Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 20 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 20 years.
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Price per m² for 8 Holywell Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,866
Street avg £3,276
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 88 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
48.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
27 November 2015Most recent
£250,000
+113.7%over 14 years14 May 2001
£117,000
+73.3%over 5 years12 April 1996
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0LJ: £248,000 (2024–2017).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
CV47 0LA
Mill Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southam Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB