157 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
About 157 Watling Street West
157 Watling Street West is a property in Towcester (NN12 6BX). It has council tax band C.
Last sale on file: £800,000 in May 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- Mar 2018Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from Use Class C1(hotels, boarding and guest houses) to Use Class C3 (dwellinghouses)
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2018/0222/FUL
- Dec 2009Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of dwelling to form bed and breakfast, alterations to attached barn and garage to form residential accommodation.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2009/0707/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 157 Watling Street West was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£800,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£800,000
-2.4%over 2 years6 May 2019
£820,000
+64.0%over 9 years24 June 2009
£500,000
+2.0%over 2 years30 October 2006
£490,000
+71.9%over 4 years18 September 2002
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6BX: £345,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NN12 6BX
193a, Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
Sold Jan 2025
£345,000Flat 1, 171 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
Sold Sept 2022
£412,571161 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
Sold Jun 2021
£398,000191a, Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
Sold Dec 2020
£200,000183a, Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
Sold Feb 2020
£633,500
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.0 km
Brave Old Oak PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sponne School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB