The Pines, School Lane, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QT

The Pines is a four-bedroom detached house in Abthorpe, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. Sold January 2021 for £525,000. 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 2018.