Christmas Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 190.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £387,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 92 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Christmas Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Christmas Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 19 years.
£387,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 19 years.
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Christmas Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,212
Street avg £2,897
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 146 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
18 October 2024Most recent
£387,500
+20.3%over 5 years19 September 2019
£322,000
+28.8%over 5 years8 April 2014
£250,000
29 November 2010
£249,950
+35.1%over 5 years24 June 2005
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8NB: £310,000 (2022–2013).
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Sold Sept 2014
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Sold Jan 2013

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
CV47 8JL
Crown — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB