Dovetails is a four-bedroom detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 37.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014).
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Dovetails ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Dovetails has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 18 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 18 years.
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On epc rating, Dovetails stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,100
Street avg £3,082
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
15 September 2014Most recent
£310,000
+222.9%over 17 years10 January 1997
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8NB: £387,500 (2024–2016).
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Sold Oct 2024
The Pastures High Street Napton Southam
Sold Oct 2022
Ash Cottage High Street Napton Southam
Sold Jun 2017
The Cottage High Street Napton Southam
Sold Oct 2016
Crown Green Cottage High Street Napton Southam
Sold Jan 2013

CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
CV47 8FB
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