Islington Court, Flat 10, Islington Road, Towcester, NN12 6AU

Islington Court 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. At 37 m² this is the 5th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Islington Court, where floor areas span 30–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 315.6% above the 1997 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 48.9% below the postcode norm. At 37 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).