5 Bridge Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Southam (CV47 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 24.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2006. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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- T1 white poplar : crown reduce by 20 %, remove deadwood and lift crown to approximately 5m - T8, T9 willow : repollard at 3m
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 13 years.
£94,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 13 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On floor area, 5 Bridge Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,686
Street avg £2,516
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 31 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Old Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
18 July 2008Most recent
£94,000
+147.4%over 10 years22 May 1998
£38,000
+2.7%over 3 years17 February 1995
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 1BB: £100,000 (2024–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
CV47 1UU
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB