42 Beech Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Southam (CV47 1HU). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £515,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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42 Beech Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Latest sale on 42 Beech Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 7 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 7 years.
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42 Beech Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,259
Street avg £3,735
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
51.8dB

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
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension and conservatory to rear.
What's in 42 Beech Close, Southam, CV47 1HU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
29 July 2022Most recent
£515,000
+38.8%over 7 years15 May 2015
£371,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 1HU: £300,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
CV47 1GA
Closest school
0.7 km
Southam Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB