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8 Church Street, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RA

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
183 m²
1970 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Church Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Church Street is a detached house in Blakesley, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8RA). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2019. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since January 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 sits 58.9% above the 2004 sale of £540,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 183 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 22 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Church Street, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 8 Church Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Jun 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell and replace 1 x Apple Tree

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2024/2278/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell one leylandii

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2014/0584/TCA
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Church Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£858,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2004)

£540,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 January 2004Most recent

    £540,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8RA: £630,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Church Street is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,951

Street avg £3,212

Below

Floor Area

183 m²

Street avg 185 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Towcester district page.

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

0.4 km

Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Blakesley 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN12 8RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN12 8RA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 8RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Church Street, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.