1 Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
About 1 Collswell Lane
1 Collswell Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Blakesley, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,096,000 is 16.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold September 2020 for £940,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
1 Collswell Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Collswell Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Walnut - prune back the lateral branches by approx. 3 metres to the more upright ones. Remove dead wood. T2 - Apple - Fell Apple tree to ground level T3 - Ivy- Fell Ivy clad tree to ground level T4 - Horse Chestnut - Fell Horse Chestnut tree to ground level. T5 - Beech Hedge - Reduce the height of the Beech hedge to approx 2.5 metres. And cut back the front from the end of the shed.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/1172/TCA
- Sept 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Silver Birch, growing in front of the farmhouse - thin the canopy by removing crossing, rubbing and duplicated branches. Raise the canopy to approx 4.0m but do NOT remove the large low branch. Shorten the heigher branches over the drive by approx 1.5m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- WNS/2021/1086/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Collswell Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,096,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£940,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 2020Most recent
£940,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8RB: £303,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in NN12 8RB
6 Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Sept 2021
£303,0002 Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Nov 2020
£455,00012 Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Nov 2018
£550,0001a, Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Mar 2018
£302,0001b, Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Jan 2018
£275,000
Everything we know about 1 Collswell Lane, 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 Collswell Lane homes
1 Collswell Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,332
Street avg £3,472
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.3 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Blakesley Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB