What kind of home is 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW?

4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW last change hands?

4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW last sold for £430,000 in December 2016, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £104,000 in February 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between February 1996 and December 2016, 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW rose from £104,000 to £430,000, a change of £326,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW have?

The current EPC rating for 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in August 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW?

4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN12 7TW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW use?

The latest EPC at 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW in?

4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW sits in Yardley Gobion, Towcester, Towcester. It falls within the NN12 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW in a safe area?

Police records around 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW?

The closest primary school to 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW is Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School (470m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW?

The closest bus stop to 4a, Chestnut Road, NN12 7TW is Prospect Court, 250m away. In total there are 10 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4a, Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4a

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

4a is a four-bedroom detached house in Yardley Gobion, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 7TW). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 130 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 is 26.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 53.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Aug 2022

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4a, Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7TW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Price for 4a has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£543,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£430,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2016Most recent
£430,000
+58.7%over 15 years
2 November 2001
£271,000
+160.6%over 5 years
27 February 1996
£104,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 7TW: £412,500 (2024–2012).

Nearby sales in NN12 7TW

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,308

Street avg £2,340

Strongly above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below

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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.

Full Towcester report

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

Prospect Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN12 7TW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 7TW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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