Orchard Lodge, Bakers Lane, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SF

Orchard Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7SF). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 956 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 34). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 4 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 is 35.9% above the 2018 sale price.