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161 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1291 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 161 Watling Street West

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

161 Watling Street West is a mid-terrace house in Towcester (NN12 6BX). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1291 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 58.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £398,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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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.

161 Watling Street West'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 161 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2007
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Removal of partition walls at ground floor plus new kitchen. Formation of stair lobby to first floor.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    S/2006/1613/LB
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2007
    Full
    In report

    Ground floor change of use to A1/A2 & D1 (Consulting Rooms)

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    S/2006/1614/P
    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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£428,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£398,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £398,000

    +13.7%over 3 years
  2. 27 March 2018

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6BX: £345,000 (2025–2020).

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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

0.0 km

Brave Old Oak PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Sponne School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN12 6BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN12 6BX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 6BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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