4 Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW
About 4 Chestnut Road
4 Chestnut Road is a detached house in Yardley Gobion, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7TW). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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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.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Chestnut Road has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2019RenovationAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to S/2017/2674/FUL (Replacement single storey side extension, single storey rear extension, re-roof existing garage, replace some ground floor windows in front and side (south) elevations, new window in ground floor rear elevation, replacement flat roof at rear) to carry out repairs to the existing northern boundary wall.
New Windows- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2019/1731/NMA
- May 2019ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Non-material amendment to add copings on the east elevation of the single storey side extension. To planning permission S/2017/2674/FUL Replacement single storey side extension, single storey rear extension, re-roof existing garage, replace some ground floor windows in front and side (south) elevation, new window in ground floor rear elevation, replacement flat roof at rear.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2019/0833/NMA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Chestnut Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Chestnut Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£568,000
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 5 sales in NN12 7TW: £430,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in NN12 7TW
8 Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW
Sold Nov 2024
£710,00019 Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW
Sold Jul 2022
£560,0001 Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW
Sold Dec 2019
£395,0004a, Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW
Sold Dec 2016
£430,0003 Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW
Sold Aug 2012
£412,500
Everything we know about 4 Chestnut Road, 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 Chestnut Road homes
EPC Rating for 4 Chestnut Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Prospect Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School. 2 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
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB