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26 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6AF

5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Watling Street East

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

26 Watling Street East is a mid-terrace house in Towcester (NN12 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 is 24.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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.

26 Watling Street East sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2017
    Conditions
    In report

    Condition 2 [Details of Construction of Windows] Application for approval of details submitted pursuant to Condition 2 of planning permission S/2016/2655/FUL [Replace windows to front elevation with wooden sash opening windows].

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2017/0320/COND
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2016
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replacement windows (part retrospective)

    RetrospectiveNew Windows
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2016/2655/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.

26 Watling Street East has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£257,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£206,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 February 2017Most recent

    £206,000

    +53.7%over 7 months
  2. 14 July 2016

    £134,000

    -14.6%over 10 years
  3. 25 June 2006

    £157,000

    +84.7%over 5 years
  4. 29 August 2000

    £85,000

    +102.4%over 1 year
  5. 26 May 1999

    £42,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6AF: £280,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Watling Street East homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Watling Street East is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,289

Street avg £2,430

On par

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.1 km

The Lindens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Towcester Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 6AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN12 6AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 6AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.