Wheatsheaf Cottage, Adstone, Towcester, NN12 8DY
About Wheatsheaf Cottage
Wheatsheaf Cottage is a detached house in Adstone, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8DY). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Wheatsheaf Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Wheatsheaf Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
16applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Wheatsheaf Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Wheatsheaf Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£630,000
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 8DY: £582,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NN12 8DY
Holly House, Adstone, Towcester, NN12 8DY
Sold Nov 2024
£630,000Tree Tops, Adstone, Towcester, NN12 8DY
Sold Jun 2024
£33,000Clifton House Farm, Adstone, Towcester, NN12 8DY
Sold Apr 2021
£776,507Four Winds, Adstone, Towcester, NN12 8DY
Sold Apr 2020
£670,000Adstone House, Adstone, Towcester, NN12 8DY
Sold Jun 2018
£1,600,000
Everything we know about Wheatsheaf Cottage, 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 the street
Floor Area for Wheatsheaf Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.0 km
The Green — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB