2 Estate Yard Cottage, Wakefield Lodge Estate, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7QX
About 2 Estate Yard Cottage
2 Estate Yard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Potterspury, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7QX). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
2 Estate Yard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Estate Yard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£255,000
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 2 sales in NN12 7QX: £301,500 (2019–1996).
Nearby sales in NN12 7QX
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
1.2 km
Churchill Motorcycles — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
John Hellins Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB