Bay Tree Cottage, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE
About Bay Tree Cottage
Bay Tree Cottage is a detached house in Farthingstone, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8HE). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since May 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (176 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £804,000 sits 155.2% above the 2005 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 39.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bay Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bay Tree Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Change of use of existing building to form a single dwelling. Minor alterations to the fenestration including a new pitched roof to the existing porch. Proposed double garage.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/6790/FULL
- Feb 2021Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of workshop/seminar area and office space above to a two storey self-catering residential unit to be used in connection with the existing B&B (Class C1 use) and insertion of three rooflights to north east side roof elevation.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DA/2020/0906
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bay Tree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£804,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 2005Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8HE: £605,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in NN12 8HE
Wheelwrights Cottage, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE
Sold Dec 2024
£720,000Orchard House, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE
Sold Feb 2023
£605,000Blackberry Court, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE
Sold Oct 2022
£975,000Inglenook, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE
Sold Apr 2022
£310,000Lovers Cottage, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE
Sold Jul 2021
£567,500
Everything we know about Bay Tree 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 Maidford Road homes
Price per m² for Bay Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,358
Street avg £5,122
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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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
Little Court Farm — bus stop.
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
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB