5 Lakin Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishops Itchington, Southam, Southam (CV47 2TE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 83.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £329,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Lakin Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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5 Lakin Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 11 years.
£329,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 11 years.
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Price per m² for 5 Lakin Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,615
Street avg £2,176
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Hot water system changed
7 August 2025Most recent
£329,000
+9.7%over 4 years3 June 2021
£300,000
+22.4%over 2 years15 May 2019
£245,000
+19.5%over 5 years2 May 2014
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2TE: £325,000 (2025–2021).
20 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
13 Lakin Drive Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Nov 2018

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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