255 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6DD
About 255 Watling Street West
255 Watling Street West is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Towcester (NN12 6DD). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 16% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2018 for £325,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
255 Watling Street West's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2025RenovationFullIn report
Proposed painting of concrete window surrounds fronting Watling Street.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/4663/FULL
- Jun 2017OutlineIn report
Notification of installation of electronic communications to install 1 x DSLAM equipment cabinet
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2017/1474/TLN
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 255 Watling Street West was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 18 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2018Most recent
£325,000
+49.1%over 13 years10 May 2005
£218,000
+70.3%over 4 years27 September 2000
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 6DD: £210,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in NN12 6DD
251 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6DD
Sold Jun 2021
£250,000233 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6DD
Sold Jun 2020
£205,000249 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6DD
Sold Nov 2019
£210,000Flat 2, 237 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6DD
Sold Jun 2017
£225,000253 Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6DD
Sold Nov 2012
£165,000
Everything we know about 255 Watling Street West, 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 Watling Street West homes
On epc rating, 255 Watling Street West runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,256
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.1 km
Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sponne School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB