78 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6BS
About 78 Watling Street East
78 Watling Street East is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Towcester (NN12 6BS). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. Today's modelled estimate of £616,000 is 26.4% above the 2017 sale price. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
78 Watling Street East's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2010AnnexAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing extension and erection of replacement single storey extension to rear to form annexe accommodation. (Extension to time limit on S/2007/0557/P).
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2010/0527/EXT
- Jun 2010DemolitionAmendmentIn report
Demolition of existing extension and erection of replacement extension. Alterations to existing door, window and rooflight openings, and installation of new door, window, and rooflight openings. Internal alterations including changes to floorplan, the installation of secondary glazing, the removal of a timber loft stair and blocking up of existing loft space access, and the creation of a new loft space access. (Extension to time limit on S/2007/0558/LB).
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2010/0528/EXT
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Sales history & valuation
£616,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£487,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 August 2017Most recent
£487,500
Median price across the last 1 sales in NN12 6BS: £285,000 (2013–2013).
Nearby sales in NN12 6BS
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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
0.1 km
Brave Old Oak PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sponne School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB