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4 Old School Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RS

2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
168 m²
1808 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Old School Lane

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

4 Old School Lane is a mid-terrace house in Blakesley, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 168 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 37 EPCs). Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

4 Old School Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Old School Lane, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Old School Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2018
    Change of UseFull
    In report

    Change of Use from Workshop / Garage to Single Dwelling.

    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2017/2676/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Replacement single storey rear extension

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2013/0674/FUL
    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.

4 Old School Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.

Current estimate

£617,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£585,000

Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 March 2021Most recent

    £585,000

    +134.0%over 8 years
  2. 22 November 2012

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8RS: £315,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Old School Lane homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 4 Old School Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,482

Street avg £3,125

On par

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

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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

0.2 km

Shop — 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 8RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN12 8RS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 8RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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

Common questions

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