1 Spring Gardens, Towcester, NN12 6AQ
About 1 Spring Gardens
1 Spring Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Towcester (NN12 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 63.2% above the 2014 sale of £176,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 20.3% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2000. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2000RenovationFullIn report
Replace Ground Floor Metal Frame Window With A Hard- Wood Window
New Windows- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2000/1219/P
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Sales history & valuation
1 Spring Gardens has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 18 years.
£176,500
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2014Most recent
£176,500
+16.9%over 6 years30 July 2007
£151,000
+63.0%over 4 years30 July 2002
£92,625
+125.9%over 5 years8 November 1996
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6AQ: £181,000 (2023–2000).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Vernon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Towcester Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB