Flat 7, 8 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6AF

Flat 7 is a detached house in Towcester (NN12 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 53), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (15 versus a best of 72).

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 28 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.