Forge Cottage, The Green, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QP
About Forge Cottage
Forge Cottage is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Abthorpe, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8QP). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
A recent sale: £700,000 in March 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 103.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
1x Chamaecyparis cypress to be felled
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/4192/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Forge Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 18 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 March 2025Most recent
£700,000
+41.7%over 9 years3 August 2015
£494,000
+17.6%over 7 years6 May 2008
£420,000
-5.6%over 1 year16 February 2007
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8QP: £285,000 (2019–2010).
Nearby sales in NN12 8QP
2 The Green, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QP
Sold Oct 2019
£200,0001 The Green, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QP
Sold Oct 2019
£232,500The Old Bakehouse, The Green, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QP
Sold Dec 2013
£500,000Yew Tree House, The Green, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QP
Sold Jun 2010
£625,0003 The Green, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QP
Sold Feb 2010
£285,000
Everything we know about Forge 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 The Green homes
Forge Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,192
Street avg £2,288
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 13.8 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
0.1 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Silverstone Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB