1 Canalside Cottages, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
About 1 Canalside Cottages
1 Canalside Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7SE). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 15.5% below the 2022 sale of £470,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2022 for £470,000. 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Canalside Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2025FullIn report
Proposed outdoor seating area
- Documents
- 41 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/1569/FULL
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Creation of small 2m x 1.75m removable decking area in the front of property (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 51 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/7529/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Canalside Cottages
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
1 Canalside Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 22 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£470,000
+100.0%over 18 years19 December 2003
£235,000
-8.9%14 November 2003
£258,000
+14.7%over 2 years24 November 2000
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7SE: £575,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in NN12 7SE
Rozel, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
Sold Nov 2023
£510,000The Paddocks, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
Sold Mar 2023
£1,050,0003 Canalside Cottages, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
Sold May 2021
£575,000The Toppers, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
Sold Oct 2019
£550,000Wharf Cottage, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
Sold Sept 2018
£650,000
Everything we know about 1 Canalside Cottages, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Bridge Road homes
On years held, 1 Canalside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,087
Street avg £4,999
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.1 km
Canal Museum — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB