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56 Wappenham Road, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QU

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
201 m²
2164 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 56 Wappenham Road

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

56 Wappenham Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Abthorpe, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8QU). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold July 2022 for £795,995. Across the public record there are 4 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. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2019. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 53.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

56 Wappenham Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Wappenham Road, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Ash, T1 – Crown lift to 4m and crown reduce by a maximum of 2m, to leave an eventual height of 16m and canopy spread of 16m.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2018/2688/TPO
    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.

Latest sale on 56 Wappenham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£746,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£795,995

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 July 2022Most recent

    £795,995

    +42.7%over 2 years
  2. 5 December 2019

    £558,000

    +3.3%over 5 years
  3. 19 March 2014

    £540,000

    +157.1%over 15 years
  4. 7 May 1998

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8QU: £410,000 (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.

On floor area, 56 Wappenham Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,960

Street avg £3,140

Above

Floor Area

201 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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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

Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Silverstone Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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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