Stone Barn, School Lane, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QT

Stone Barn is a detached house in Abthorpe, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 294 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.