3 Hidcote Way, Daventry, NN11 8AE

3 Hidcote Way is a one-bedroom detached house in Daventry (NN11 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–197 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £105,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.