20 Barkus Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 1GB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 794 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 80.7% above the 2009 sale of £150,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 30 EPCs).
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20 Barkus Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2018
20 Barkus Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
20 Barkus Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 12 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 12 years.
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20 Barkus Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,033
Street avg £3,282
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Roof insulation improved
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with pitched 'lean-to' roof over.
What's in 20 Barkus Close, Southam, CV47 1GB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
27 March 2009Most recent
£150,000
26 March 2009
£150,000
+46.3%over 7 years30 August 2001
£102,500
+23.5%over 2 years12 April 1999
£83,000
+16.1%over 1 year17 July 1997
£71,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 1GB: £306,000 (2025–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
CV47 1PA
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