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4 Canalside Cottages, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 20
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Canalside Cottages

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

4 Canalside Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7SE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a basement.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 30% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • ParkingYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Canalside Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G20
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Canalside Cottages, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Canalside Cottages 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.

4 Canalside Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£260,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.2% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£199,950

Growth on file: 15.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 December 2006Most recent

    £199,950

    +11.1%over 12 months
  2. 15 December 2005

    £180,000

    +74.8%over 3 years
  3. 3 April 2002

    £103,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7SE: £550,000 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Bridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 4 Canalside Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,845

Street avg £5,040

Below

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 7SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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