What type of property is 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL last sold for £315,000 in March 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

The current EPC rating for 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 45% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN12 7PL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL located?

8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL sits in Potterspury, Towcester, Towcester. It falls within the NN12 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

Police records around 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

The closest primary school to 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL is John Hellins Primary School (73m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL?

The closest bus stop to 8 Browns Wood Drive, NN12 7PL is Meadow View, 154m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Browns Wood Drive, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7PL

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Browns Wood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Browns Wood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Potterspury, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7PL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 14.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £315,000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Browns Wood Drive, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Browns Wood Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Browns Wood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£315,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 March 2023Most recent
£315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7PL: £249,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in NN12 7PL

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On the street

Versus other Browns Wood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Browns Wood Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,621

Street avg £2,514

Above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Towcester district page.

Full Towcester report

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

0.2 km

Meadow View — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

John Hellins Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN12 7PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 7PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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