48 The Firs, Daventry, NN11 0PX

48 The Firs is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Daventry (NN11 0PX). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 181.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £248,000.