Kirby Farm Barn, Careys Road, Pury End, Towcester, NN12 7NX
About Kirby Farm Barn
Kirby Farm Barn is a detached house in Pury End, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7NX). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Kirby Farm Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2016Change of UseOutlineIn report
Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Class Q of Part 3 of the above Order) for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) in respect of: the transport and highways impacts of the development; noise impacts of the development, contamination risks on the site; flooding risks on the site; whether the siting and location of the buildings makes it impractical or undesirable to change the use; and the design and external appearance of the building
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2016/1987/PA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Kirby Farm Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7NX: £360,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NN12 7NX
17 Careys Road, Pury End, Towcester, NN12 7NX
Sold Jan 2025
£620,0006 Careys Road, Pury End, Towcester, NN12 7NX
Sold Jul 2022
£360,00029 Careys Road, Pury End, Towcester, NN12 7NX
Sold Dec 2021
£206,25056 Careys Road, Pury End, Towcester, NN12 7NX
Sold Sept 2021
£285,000Church View, Careys Road, Pury End, Towcester, NN12 7NX
Sold Jun 2021
£460,000
Everything we know about Kirby Farm Barn, 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 Careys Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Kirby Farm Barn lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
The Old Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Paulerspury Church of England Primary School. 3 schools 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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB