Parva Cottage, 3, Duncote, Towcester, NN12 8AH
About Parva Cottage
Parva Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Duncote, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8AH). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Parva Cottage (24–236 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (254 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Parva Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
16applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Parva Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£201,000
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 8AH: £445,000 (2024–2008).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Letter Box — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Greens Norton Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB