Melda Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Ladbroke, Southam, Southam (CV47 2BT). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 25.8% above the 2015 sale price. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Melda Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Melda Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 10 years.
£229,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 10 years.
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On floor area, Melda Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,137
Street avg £6,133
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 193 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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
Wall insulation improved
25 September 2015Most recent
£229,000
+43.1%over 9 years6 February 2006
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2BT: £675,000 (2024–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
CV47 2ES
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