Orchard House is a detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8PA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 917 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 sits 54.3% above the 2011 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
Orchard House 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2021
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
Orchard House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
EPC Rating for Orchard House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,698
Street avg £3,007
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed erection of conservatory to rear
Erection of one two storey house and garage on land at the front of Orchard House.
3 November 2011Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8PA: £450,000 (2022–2017).
4 The Fens Chapel Green Napton Southam
Sold Sept 2022
Chapel Green Chapel Green Napton Southam
Sold Aug 2021
Saddlers Barn Chapel Green Napton Southam
Sold Mar 2021
Chapel Green Farm House Chapel Green Napton Southam
Sold Dec 2020
Pipistrelle Chapel Green Napton Southam
Sold Jun 2017

CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
CV47 8NN
Crown — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB