5 Cedar Close, Towcester, NN12 6BH
About 5 Cedar Close
5 Cedar Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Towcester (NN12 6BH). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. 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 3 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 26.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £335,000 in December 2020.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2014PorchAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Non material amendment to S/2014/0528/FUL(Addition of single story brick built extension to rear and porch to front of the property) Amend roof to rear extension from a hipped roof to a pitched roof with glazed gable end and move the stove flue from inside existing dwelling to be external
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2014/1032/NMA
- Jun 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Addition of single story brick built extension to rear and porch to front of the property.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2014/0528/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cedar Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 25 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
4 December 2020Most recent
£335,000
+76.3%over 7 years31 October 2013
£190,000
+347.1%over 17 years30 May 1996
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6BH: £332,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NN12 6BH
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cedar Close homes
Floor Area for 5 Cedar Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,359
Street avg £2,920
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 km
Oat Hill Road (South End) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB