South Lea, Archer Avenue, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HD
About South Lea
South Lea is a two-bedroom detached house in Braunston, Daventry, Daventry (NN11 7HD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 39), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 33.7% below the 2023 sale of £775,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£818/sq ft) was about 460.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £775,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at South Lea
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
South Lea sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2026ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 4 (Details of Solar Panels) of Planning Permission 2025/1149/FULL (Construction of two storey extension, single storey extension with terrace over, new gabled roof with solar panels on south-facing roof slope, and new cladding materials to both house and garage).
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2026/0289/COND
- May 2025Solar PanelsFullIn report
Construction of two storey extension, single storey extension with terrace over, new gabled roof with solar panels on south-facing roof slope, and new cladding materials to both house and garage.
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/1149/FULL
What's in South Lea, Archer Avenue, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HD's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on South Lea was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£775,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2023Most recent
£775,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN11 7HD: £215,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NN11 7HD
2 Archer Avenue, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HD
Sold Nov 2024
£249,9959 Archer Avenue, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HD
Sold Feb 2020
£142,00020 Archer Avenue, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HD
Sold Sept 2019
£215,0003 Archer Avenue, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HD
Sold Jun 2019
£244,00010 Archer Avenue, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HD
Sold Jun 2018
£213,000
Everything we know about South Lea, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Archer Avenue homes
Price per m² for South Lea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,807
Street avg £1,789
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.1 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Braunston Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB