Trotties Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fenny Compton, Southam, Southam (CV47 2YD). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.5% per year against 0.2% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 is 16% below the 2025 sale of £580,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £580,000 in August 2025. At 148 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 5 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Trotties Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2017.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 8 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 8 years.
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Price per m² for Trotties Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,919
Street avg £2,915
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 120 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
0.2 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
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Replacement windows
14 August 2025Most recent
£580,000
+146.8%over 7 years15 December 2017
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2YD: £385,000 (2024–2017).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
CV47 2TG
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