The Homestead, Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
About The Homestead
The Homestead is a four-bedroom detached house in Alderton, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
Last sale on file: £900,000 in May 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 13 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 208 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,008,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 64.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
The Homestead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at The Homestead.
- May 2016ConditionsIn report
Condition 3 ( Roofing Materials ) Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission S/2015/2723/FUL ( Log Store )
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2016/1181/COND
- May 2016ConditionsIn report
Condition 4 ( Walling Materials ) Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission S/2015/2723/FUL ( Log Store )
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2016/1182/COND
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Homestead
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
Price for The Homestead has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,008,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2021Most recent
£900,000
+33.8%over 13 years29 November 2007
£672,500
+11.2%over 1 year15 February 2006
£605,000
+285.4%over 9 years23 December 1996
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7LW: £920,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in NN12 7LW
2 Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold Sept 2021
£450,000Pear Tree Cottage, Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold Oct 2017
£920,000Lych Gate House, Spring Lane, Alderton, Towcester, NN12 7LW
Sold Oct 2016
£1,190,000Mull 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 The Homestead, 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
EPC Rating for The Homestead runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,327
Street avg £3,691
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 11.9 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