Tinsmith Cottage, Moat Lane, Towcester, NN12 6AD
About Tinsmith Cottage
Tinsmith Cottage is a semi-detached house in Towcester (NN12 6AD). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 41.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £675,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Tinsmith Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tinsmith Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2024ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non-Material Amendment to 2023/6239/FULL [Replacement single storey side extension]. Amendment sought: to utilise the existing garden wall as the external wall to the side of the single storey extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/0196/NMA
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Replacement single storey side extension
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/6239/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Tinsmith 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
Latest sale on Tinsmith Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 2023Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6AD: £410,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NN12 6AD
Everything we know about Tinsmith 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 Moat Lane homes
Tinsmith Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,075
Street avg £3,855
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
Brave Old Oak PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sponne School. 6 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
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB