Old Cottage, Bascote, Southam, CV47 2DU
1 planning record
About Old Cottage
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Old Cottage is a detached house in Bascote, Southam, Southam (CV47 2DU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 87 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 6 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Cottage, Bascote, Southam, CV47 2DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of new single storey pitched roof extension to house frontage
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Sales history & valuation
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Old Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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Versus the street
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On epc rating, Old Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
1.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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