12 Lakin Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishops Itchington, Southam, Southam (CV47 2TE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 64.6% above the 2012 sale of £178,000. On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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12 Lakin Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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12 Lakin Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 14 years.
£178,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 14 years.
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On habitable rooms, 12 Lakin Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,198
Street avg £2,250
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
15 March 2012Most recent
£178,000
+423.5%over 13 years22 June 1998
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2TE: £329,000 (2025–2023).
20 Lakin Drive Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Aug 2025
5 Lakin Drive Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Aug 2025
11 Lakin Drive Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Jun 2025
38 Lakin Drive Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Nov 2023
46 Lakin Drive Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Jan 2023

CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
CV47 2YE
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bishops Itchington Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB