The Cottage, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newnham, Daventry, Daventry (NN11 3ET). It has a recorded floor area of 257 m² (around 2766 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 257 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £819,000 sits 60.6% above the 2012 sale of £510,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Jul 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Work to tree within a conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- WND/2022/0503
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conversion and extension to rear of lean-to structure.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DA/2021/0136
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The 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
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£819,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£510,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2012Most recent
£510,000
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
£325,000Newnham Manor, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry, NN11 3ET
Sold Aug 2012
£725,000
Everything we know about The 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
On price per m², The Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,984
Street avg £3,295
Floor Area
257 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
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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