4 Manor Gardens, Main Street, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8EZ

4 Manor Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Farthingstone, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 sits 63.6% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 34.4% below the postcode norm.