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12 Hillcrest Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2AB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Hillcrest Avenue

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

12 Hillcrest Avenue is a detached house in Northampton (NN3 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 32.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in June 2018.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Hillcrest Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Hillcrest Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 12 Hillcrest Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2AB

1decisions1extensions19documents22nearby
  1. Aug 2021
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension, garage conversion, loft conversion including raising ridge height of roof and alterations to roof form, installation of rear dormer, front roof light and rear raised patio area.

    ExtensionGarage Conversion
    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    WNN/2021/0004
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 22 notable nearby
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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.

12 Hillcrest Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£529,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£400,000

Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2018Most recent

    £400,000

    -9.7%

  2. 28 March 2018

    £443,025

    +17.5%over 10 years

  3. 20 May 2007

    £377,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN3 2AB: £432,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Hillcrest Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Hillcrest Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,857

Street avg £2,506

Above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Hillcrest Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Beverley Crescent

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1 Broadmead Avenue

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3 bed
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1 Briton Road

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£281k

1 Coniston Avenue

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1 Danefield Road

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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 Northampton district page.
Full Northampton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Highlands Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Eastfield Academy. 38 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 NN3 2AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN3 2AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN3 2AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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

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