Holly Cottage, Church Green, Badby, Daventry, NN11 3AS

Holly Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Badby, Daventry, Daventry (NN11 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 257 m² (around 2766 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; 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 C (score 78). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 257 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £910,000. 18 planning records sit against the property, 13 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.