Crown Green Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 36.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£597/sq ft) was about 271.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in January 2013. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2022
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 15 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 15 years.
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On price per m², Crown Green Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,429
Street avg £2,528
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 153 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
0.0 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
Proposed garage extension and kitchen extension and part demolition of existing outbuilding
11 January 2013Most recent
£225,000
+34.3%over 4 years4 July 2008
£167,500
+55.1%over 6 years15 March 2002
£108,000
+54.4%over 4 years23 January 1998
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8NB: £387,500 (2024–2016).
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Sold Oct 2022
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Sold Jun 2017
The Cottage High Street Napton Southam
Sold Oct 2016
Dovetails High Street Napton Southam
Sold Sept 2014

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
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