1 Islington Road, Towcester, NN12 6AU

1 Islington Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Towcester (NN12 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 6th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 22 units on file.

It hasn't traded since April 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 157.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 21 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.