3 Howcombe Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 30.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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3 Howcombe Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2023
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed single and two storey extension to rear of property and new porch to side elevation
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3 Howcombe Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 20 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 20 years.
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3 Howcombe Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,269
Street avg £3,454
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
12 May 2017Most recent
£295,000
+68.6%over 14 years9 January 2003
£175,000
+165.2%over 5 years11 July 1997
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8NX: £290,000 (2025–2012).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
CV47 8FB
Crown — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB