Carpenters Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Fenny Compton, Southam, Southam (CV47 2YD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £277,000 in February 2024.
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Carpenters Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Carpenters Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Carpenters Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 26 years.
£277,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 26 years.
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EPC Rating for Carpenters Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,847
Street avg £2,929
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 135 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
44.1dB

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
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
16 February 2024Most recent
£277,000
+61.0%over 6 years17 March 2017
£172,000
-0.6%over 13 years31 October 2003
£173,000
+50.4%over 1 year22 November 2001
£115,000
+22.3%over 2 years30 June 1999
£94,000
+51.6%over 1 year12 September 1997
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2YD: £580,000 (2025–2017).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 12.0 t/year
CV47 2RJ
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Dassett CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB