1 Village Farm is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ladbroke, Southam, Southam (CV47 2BT). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2023 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,858/sq ft) was about 573.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £680,000.
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1 Village Farm has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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1 Village Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 8 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 8 years.
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What we flagged
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
- T1 Eucalyptus : fell.
Change of use of store to licensed store for the sale of wines and spirits. (Variation of condition 1 relating to temporary use of premises)
28 August 2024Most recent
£680,000
+29.5%over 7 years24 February 2017
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2BT: £505,000 (2022–2015).

CV47 2PX
Bridge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Bishops Itchington Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB