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Guide Price£120,000

Development opportunity, Craven Lane, Southam, Warwickshire CV47

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Unique development opportunity in the heart of Southam
  • Planning permission granted for a new detached dwelling
  • Former WW1 Billet Hut currently occupying the site
  • Conveniently located for Southam town centre and local amenities
  • Planning permission granted - 23/01266/VARY (Approved on appeal)

Description

Being sold via Secure Sale online bidding. Terms & Conditions apply. Starting Bid £120,000

A unique development opportunity in the heart of Southam. This former WW1 Billet Hut benefits from planning permission for demolition of the existing building and the erection of a new detached dwelling, within easy reach of the town centre and local amenities.

Location: The site is situated on Craven Lane in Southam, within an established residential area and conveniently positioned for access to the town centre and local amenities.

Planning: Planning permission granted - 23/01266/VARY (Approved on appeal by Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/J3720/W/24/3337541)

Demolition of existing Billet Hut (Class D1) and the proposed erection of a detached dwelling (Class C3)

Tenure: Freehold

Auctioneer's Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction are working in Partnership with the marketing agent on this online auction sale and are referred to below as 'The Auctioneer'.

This auction lot is being sold either under conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by the auctioneer in partnership with the marketing agent. The property is available to be viewed strictly by appointment only via the Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Bids can be made via the Marketing Agents or via The Auctioneer’s website.

Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between both any marketing agent and The Auctioneer in order that all matters can be dealt with effectively.

The property is being sold via a transparent online auction. In order to submit a bid upon any property being marketed by The Auctioneer, all bidders/buyers will be required to adhere to a verification of identity process in accordance with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere. Our verification process is in place to ensure that AML procedure are carried out in accordance with the law.

The advertised price is commonly referred to as a ‘Starting Bid’ or ‘Guide Price’ and is accompanied by a ‘Reserve Price’. The ‘Reserve Price’ is confidential to the seller and the auctioneer and will typically be within a range above or below 10% of the ‘Guide Price’ / ‘Starting Bid’. These prices are subject to change.An auction can be closed at any time with the auctioneer permitting for the property (the lot) to be sold prior to the end of the auction.

A Legal Pack associated with this particular property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding. The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers’ obligations and sellers’ commitments. It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.

In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price of the property. The deposit will be a contribution to the purchase price. A non-refundable reservation fee up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum which could be up to £7,200 inc VAT) is also required to be paid upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price and consideration should be made by the purchaser in relation to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with overall purchase costs.

Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may believe necessary or beneficial to the customer to pass their details to third party service suppliers, from which a referral fee may be obtained. There is no requirement or indeed obligation to use these recommended suppliers or services.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam204 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    150
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Southam Primary School498 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    412
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Southam St James CofE Academy505 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    149
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stockton Primary School1.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    149
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Long Itchington CofE Academy2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    179
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Southam College746 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,637
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Campion School5.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,245
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oakley School6.4 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    0 to 16
    Pupils
    646
    Type
    Free schools
  • North Leamington School7.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,482
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Trinity Catholic School7.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    369
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Southam, Southam, Warwickshire200 metres
Aldi Southam By Pass, Southam, Warwickshire641 metres
Tesco Southam Superstore, Southam, Warwickshire982 metres

GP surgery

Southam Surgery146 metres

Pharmacy

Southam Pharmacy63 metres

Hospital

Leamington Spa Hospital6.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field188 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Leamington Spa Rail Station6.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Chickabiddy Lane73 metres

Typical drive times

Southam1 min · 0.2 miles
Daventry19 min · 11 miles
Whitnash17 min · 9.7 miles
Coventry (city)25 min · 13 miles
Royal Leamington Spa17 min · 7.8 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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