Rosary Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 99 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Rosary Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Removal of a window in kitchen and replacement by narrow door.
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Rosary Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
Rosary Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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
Dovetails High Street Napton Southam
Sold Sept 2014

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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