1 Howcombe Gardens is a semi-detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 816 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 48.4% above the 2005 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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1 Howcombe Gardens'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2019
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Howcombe Gardens.
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1 Howcombe Gardens valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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1 Howcombe Gardens outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,507
Street avg £2,876
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.3 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
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed erection of two storey extension to rear and side.
12 December 2005Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8PD: £545,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Crown — 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
37.0dB