8 Marlow Road, Towcester, NN12 6AS
About 8 Marlow Road
8 Marlow Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Towcester (NN12 6AS). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 88.5% above the 2006 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. At 88 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 32 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Marlow Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Marlow Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£148,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 September 2006Most recent
£148,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6AS: £272,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in NN12 6AS
Everything we know about 8 Marlow Road, 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 Marlow Road homes
8 Marlow Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,682
Street avg £2,813
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Jenkinson Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Towcester Church of England Primary School. 4 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
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB