What type of property is 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP?

23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP?

23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP last sold for £315,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP?

The current EPC rating for 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP?

23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP?

23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP located?

23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP sits in Towcester. It falls within the NN12 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP?

The closest primary school to 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP is Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School (503m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sponne School (1.0km).

What transport links are near 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP?

The closest bus stop to 23 Orchard Close, NN12 6BP is Oat Hill Road, 176m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Orchard Close, Towcester, NN12 6BP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Orchard Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Orchard Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Towcester (NN12 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 117.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £315,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

23 Orchard Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Orchard Close, Towcester, NN12 6BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 23 Orchard Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£315,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 August 2021Most recent
£315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6BP: £256,500 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in NN12 6BP

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Orchard Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,315

Street avg £2,871

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Towcester district page.

Full Towcester report

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 — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN12 6BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 6BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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