1 Chestnut Place is a one-bedroom detached house in Southam (CV47 0LU). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 22 units on file.
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 42.4% above the 2010 sale price. At 42 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 21 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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1 Chestnut Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 13 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 13 years.
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On floor area, 1 Chestnut Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,024
Street avg £2,441
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Springs Crescent — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
25 October 2010Most recent
£85,000
-7.6%over 6 years18 June 2004
£92,000
+41.5%over 2 years3 May 2002
£65,000
+68.8%over 4 years15 August 1997
£38,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0LU: £150,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
CV47 0NH
Closest school
0.1 km
Southam Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB