17 Cook Close, Daventry, NN11 0SF

17 Cook Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Daventry (NN11 0SF). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 35 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £109,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 66.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.