7 Islington Road, Towcester, NN12 6AU

7 Islington Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Towcester (NN12 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 3rd 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.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 22% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 35% above the 2002 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 98.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it's 19.3% 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.