Lovers Cottage, Maidford Road, Farthingstone, Towcester, NN12 8HE

Lovers Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Farthingstone, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8HE). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £637,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 108.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £567,500 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.