Englebrook, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE
About Englebrook
Englebrook is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Farthingstone, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8HE). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.
At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 22.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Englebrook's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2023RenovationFullIn report
Erection of vehicular access gates to existing piers. Alterations to driveway including changes to existing retaining walls, provision of new retaining walls, stairs and estate fencing.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- WND/2022/0952
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£350,000
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 Englebrook, 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
On habitable rooms, Englebrook runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,302
Street avg £4,972
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 10.4 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.
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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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB