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About The Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Garden Cottage is a detached house in Cottesbrooke, Northampton, Northampton (NN6 8PH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 16.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 94.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Garden Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,351
Street avg £3,604
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN6 8PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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