Elizabeth Cottage, School Lane, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QT

Elizabeth Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Abthorpe, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 59.4% above the 2014 sale of £217,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 22.9% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014). At 91 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 6 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.