4 Poplars Close, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RW

4 Poplars Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blakesley, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8RW). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £644,000 sits 54.4% above the 2007 sale of £417,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. At 194 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 4 EPCs).