8 Howcombe Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Napton, Southam, Southam (CV47 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £675,000 sits 77.6% above the 2009 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. At 203 m² it's 20.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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8 Howcombe Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.7% per year over 4 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: -2.7% per year over 4 years.
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Floor Area for 8 Howcombe Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,872
Street avg £2,925
Floor Area
203 m²
Street avg 139 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
0.3 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
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
31 July 2009Most recent
£380,000
-9.5%over 3 years16 December 2005
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CV47 8PD: £545,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
CV47 8NU
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