1a, Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
About 1a
1a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blakesley, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 20.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 63.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce one pencil cedar to approximately 4 metres
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2017/2323/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.
£302,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2018Most recent
£302,000
+21.3%over 3 years10 June 2014
£249,000
+6.0%over 7 years24 August 2006
£235,000
+123.8%over 7 years17 September 1998
£105,000
+24.6%over 2 years5 September 1996
£84,300
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8RB: £455,000 (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
£455,0001 Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Sept 2020
£940,00012 Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Nov 2018
£550,0001b, Collswell Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RB
Sold Jan 2018
£275,000
Everything we know about 1a, 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
1a is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,194
Street avg £3,485
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB