16 Abbey Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southam (CV47 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 34.7% above the 2017 sale price. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).
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16 Abbey Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2025
Variation of Condition 1 and removal of condition 2 of planning permission 16/02576/FUL (alterations and extension to a bungalow including loft conversion and creation of a granny flat (retrospective))
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 19 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 19 years.
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CO₂ Emissions for 16 Abbey Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,325
Street avg £2,848
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Warwick House — 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Alterations and extension to a bungalow including loft conversion and creation of a granny flat (retrospective)
What's in 16 Abbey Lane, Southam, CV47 1HR's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
15 September 2017Most recent
£265,000
+178.9%over 16 years15 June 2001
£95,000
+18.8%over 2 years31 December 1998
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 1HR: £275,000 (2025–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
CV47 1AH
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB