The Cottage, Mill Lane, Fenny Compton, Southam, CV47 2YF
5 sales on record
About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Fenny Compton, Southam, Southam (CV47 2YF). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 18.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £345,000.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Mill Lane, Fenny Compton, Southam, CV47 2YF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2016ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3 materials, 4 hard and soft landscaping, 5 tree protection, 6 scheme for foul and surface water disposal and 7 levels of planning permission 15/02969/FUL.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2020)
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about The Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Mill Lane homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,026
Street avg £3,330
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CV47 2YF 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 — 19 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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