Keys Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1416 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £711,000 is 32.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Keys Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2019
Demolition of existing brick rendered approx 30 sqm flat roof garage (that currently exists approx 14m from the main property) and replacement with an approx 60 sqm timber clad ridge roofed garage which will be placed slightly overlapping the old garage footprint but further from the main property. Use to be purely and simply private and domestic.
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Keys Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£711,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£537,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, Keys Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,083
Street avg £3,410
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Proposed raising of existing roof with dormer window and new chimney. Conservatory to replace existing at side of property. Pitched roof porch to front.
26 August 2016Most recent
£537,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8NE: £545,000 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
CV47 8NU
Kings Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB