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1 planning record
About Firs Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Firs Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cold Ashby, Northampton, Northampton (NN6 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Firs Cottage, Main Street, Cold Ashby, Northampton, NN6 6EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Firs Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2023RenovationHeritageRefusal
Listed Building Consent for replacement of wooden front and side doors and frames with bespoke doors to match in a composite material.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Firs Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Firs Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northampton district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN6 6EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
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