4 Black Shale Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Southam (CV47 0NF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2018) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 85 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 34 EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices here grew -0.1% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £291,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
4 Black Shale Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
4 Black Shale Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.1% per year over 3 years.
£291,000
Growth on file: -0.1% per year over 3 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
4 Black Shale Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,424
Street avg £3,757
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
18 June 2021Most recent
£291,000
7 December 2018
£291,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 0NF: £297,500 (2025–2024).

Street avg 1.1 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
CV47 0JB
Merestone Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southam College. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB