Lych Gate House, Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
About Lych Gate House
Lych Gate House is a five-bedroom detached house in Alderton, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2054 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 191 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,470,000 is 23.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 138.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Lych Gate House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lych Gate House has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Replacement tile roof to existing conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2011/1387/FUL
- Sept 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Two storey extension and provision of solid roof to existing conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2011/0935/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lych Gate House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lych Gate House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 6 years.
£1,190,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2016Most recent
£1,190,000
+7.2%over 1 year25 June 2015
£1,110,000
+26.9%over 4 years10 October 2010
£875,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7LW: £900,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in NN12 7LW
2 Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold Sept 2021
£450,000The Homestead, Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold May 2021
£900,000Pear Tree Cottage, Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold Oct 2017
£920,000Mull House, Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold Jul 2014
£975,0003 Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold Jan 2011
£380,000
Everything we know about Lych Gate House, 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 Spring Lane homes
Lych Gate House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,235
Street avg £3,373
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 11.3 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
0.0 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Paulerspury Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB