April Cottage, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
About April Cottage
April Cottage is a semi-detached house in Newnham, Daventry, Daventry (NN11 3ET). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 193 m² it's 25.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
April Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
April Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Feb 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Work to trees in a conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- WND/2023/0147
- Oct 2020ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage and construction of new garage
- Reference
- C/2019/0880
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at April Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
April Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN11 3ET: £330,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in NN11 3ET
Manor Cottage, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
Sold May 2024
£316,5002 Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
Sold Apr 2024
£437,000Tanyard House, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
Sold Dec 2020
£470,000Hilltop Cottage, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
Sold Feb 2017
£325,000The Cottage, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
Sold Dec 2012
£510,000
Everything we know about April Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Church Street homes
Floor Area for April Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Newnham Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB