20 Bishops Gate is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishops Itchington, Southam, Southam (CV47 2UT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 sits 62.9% above the 2010 sale of £178,000. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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20 Bishops Gate ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
20 Bishops Gate has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 14 years.
£178,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 14 years.
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20 Bishops Gate outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,738
Street avg £3,068
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 71 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
29 March 2010Most recent
£178,000
+242.3%over 14 years23 February 1996
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2UT: £230,000 (2024–2021).
11 Bishops Gate Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Oct 2024
27 Bishops Gate Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Sept 2024
8 Bishops Gate Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Jan 2022
34 Bishops Gate Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold Jul 2021
33 Bishops Gate Bishops Itchington Southam
Sold May 2021

CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
CV47 2YE
Ladbroke Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bishops Itchington Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB