4 Canalside Cottages, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
About 4 Canalside Cottages
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Canalside Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Canalside Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Canalside Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.2% per year over 5 years.
£199,950
Growth on file: 15.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2006Most recent
£199,950
+11.1%over 12 months15 December 2005
£180,000
+74.8%over 3 years3 April 2002
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7SE: £550,000 (2023–2019).
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
£1,050,0001 Canalside Cottages, Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE
Sold Sept 2022
£470,0003 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
£550,000
Everything we know about 4 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

Versus other Bridge Road homes
On years held, 4 Canalside Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,845
Street avg £5,040
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB