Hesketh Cottage, Main Street, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8EZ
About Hesketh Cottage
Hesketh Cottage is a detached house in Farthingstone, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 113 m² it's 20.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hesketh 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
Hesketh Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
16applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hesketh 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
Hesketh Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£376,000
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 8EZ: £360,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in NN12 8EZ
2 Main Street, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8EZ
Sold Sept 2024
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Sold May 2022
£315,500Cedar Tree House, Main Street, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8EZ
Sold Sept 2020
£690,0001 Main Street, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8EZ
Sold Dec 2018
£282,500Field View, Main Street, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8EZ
Sold Aug 2016
£440,000
Everything we know about Hesketh 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 other Main Street homes
Hesketh Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.1 km
Phone Box — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB