Bidea Cottage is a semi-detached house in Fenny Compton, Southam, Southam (CV47 2YE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 121.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2011. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £375,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Addition of upstairs window to north wall directly above front door
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Bidea Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 16 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 16 years.
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On price per m², Bidea Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,518
Street avg £2,825
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 128 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
44.5dB

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
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
24 February 2023Most recent
£375,000
+27.1%over 4 years8 February 2019
£295,000
+18.6%over 11 years2 May 2007
£248,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 2YE: £312,000 (2025–2017).
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Sold Jan 2020
Applegarth Church Street Fenny Compton Southam
Sold Feb 2017

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Dassett CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB