23 Hillside Croft is a detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8NU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 64% above the 2012 sale of £191,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in December 2012.
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23 Hillside Croft sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2023
23 Hillside Croft has no planning applications on record.
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23 Hillside Croft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£191,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 23 Hillside Croft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,455
Street avg £3,027
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
21 December 2012Most recent
£191,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8NU: £258,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
CV47 8NX
Kings Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB