Flat 3, 16 Park Street, Towcester, NN12 6DQ

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Towcester (NN12 6DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the 4th 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 top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 23). The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

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. At 36 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 22 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016). Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 36.8% above the 2016 sale price.