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18 Wappenham Road, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QU

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 1
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Wappenham Road

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

18 Wappenham Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Abthorpe, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8QU). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 52), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 131.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £347,500 in June 2024.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageYes
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Heating systemLpg
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Wappenham Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Wappenham Road, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Wappenham Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

16applications 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.

18 Wappenham Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£338,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£347,500

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2024Most recent

    £347,500

    +87.8%over 20 years
  2. 6 June 2004

    £185,000

    +71.3%over 3 years
  3. 11 April 2001

    £108,000

    +35.0%over 2 years
  4. 30 March 1999

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8QU: £415,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Wappenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Wappenham Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,991

Street avg £3,043

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Below
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

Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Silverstone Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN12 8QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN12 8QU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN12 8QU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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

Common questions

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