4 Howcombe Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £299,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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4 Howcombe Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 16 years.
£299,950
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 16 years.
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Price per m² for 4 Howcombe Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,999
Street avg £2,761
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
22 October 2021Most recent
£299,950
+5.2%over 2 years8 March 2019
£285,000
+35.4%over 13 years17 January 2006
£210,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8PD: £596,000 (2024–2019).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
CV47 8JL
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