1b, Brackley Road, Towcester, NN12 6DH
About 1b
1b is a semi-detached house in Towcester (NN12 6DH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 58.7% above the 2003 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (174 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 September 2003Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6DH: £500,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NN12 6DH
Everything we know about 1b, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Brackley Road homes
1b is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,137
Street avg £3,161
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Technology College — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Sponne School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB