3 Highfield Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishops Itchington, Southam, Southam (CV47 2SR). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 111% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £305,000 in August 2025. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
3 Highfield Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 27 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 27 years.
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Price per m² for 3 Highfield Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,236
Street avg £2,426
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
47.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
6 August 2025Most recent
£305,000
+18.4%over 4 years5 March 2021
£257,500
+1.0%over 1 year29 January 2020
£255,000
+30.8%over 6 years26 April 2013
£195,000
-17.9%over 5 years23 November 2007
£237,500
-3.1%over 2 years4 March 2005
£245,000
+102.5%over 3 years22 January 2002
£121,000
+46.7%over 3 years28 August 1998
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2SR: £249,999 (2021–2006).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
CV47 2RJ
Bishops Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Bishops Itchington Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB