Blacksmiths Cottage, High Street, Fenny Compton, Southam, CV47 2XT
8 planning records
About Blacksmiths Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Fenny Compton, Southam, Southam (CV47 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £670,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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 3)
Mar 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, High Street, Fenny Compton, Southam, CV47 2XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A tree works application was refused at Blacksmiths Cottage in 2026.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
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- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£670,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about Blacksmiths Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Blacksmiths Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southam district page.
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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV47 2XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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