1 Poplar Close, Towcester, NN12 6BJ
About 1 Poplar Close
1 Poplar Close is a semi-detached house in Towcester (NN12 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 80.4% above the 2006 sale of £153,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs).
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Removal of existing garage and construction of new two storey extension with extension of driveway
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/2997/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 10 years.
£153,000
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2006Most recent
£153,000
+70.0%over 4 years4 April 2002
£90,000
+91.5%over 3 years27 August 1998
£47,000
+4.4%over 2 years11 July 1996
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6BJ: £292,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NN12 6BJ
Everything we know about 1 Poplar Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Poplar Close homes
EPC Rating for 1 Poplar Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,068
Street avg £2,668
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Oat Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB