14 Barkus Close is a mid-terrace house in Southam (CV47 1GB). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £215,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2024
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 14 Barkus Close in 2022.
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14 Barkus Close has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 17 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 17 years.
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CO₂ Emissions for 14 Barkus Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,981
Street avg £3,212
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Priors Meadow — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
10 September 2021Most recent
£215,000
+10.3%over 3 years21 May 2018
£195,000
6 April 2018
£195,000
+14.7%over 3 years21 October 2014
£170,000
+33.3%over 10 years11 June 2004
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 1GB: £306,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB