Flat 2, 16 Park Street, Towcester, NN12 6DQ

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Towcester (NN12 6DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 77).

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2016–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 76% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £132,000.