2 Poplars Close, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RW
About 2 Poplars Close
2 Poplars Close is a mid-terrace house in Blakesley, Towcester, Towcester (NN12 8RW). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since March 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 342.1% above the 1996 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 70.8% below the postcode norm. At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (176 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2018RenovationHeritageIn report
Paint exterior windows and doors on north east elevation.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2018/1183/LBC
- Mar 2017RenovationFullIn report
Installation of a free standing air source heat pump to the front of house
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2017/0260/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Poplars Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 1996Most recent
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN12 8RW: £426,000 (2017–2007).
Nearby sales in NN12 8RW
1 Poplars Close, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RW
Sold Mar 2017
£417,0008 Poplars Close, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RW
Sold Dec 2015
£565,0007 Poplars Close, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RW
Sold Jul 2012
£426,0004 Poplars Close, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RW
Sold Nov 2007
£417,0006 Poplars Close, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RW
Sold Sept 2006
£380,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Poplars Close homes
Price per m² for 2 Poplars Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£731
Street avg £2,733
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 10.6 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
0.2 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Blakesley 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB