Hillcrest, Careys Road, Pury End, Towcester, NN12 7NX

Hillcrest is a four-bedroom detached house in Pury End, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7NX). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £705,000 is 28.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014.