What kind of home is 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB?

15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB sell for?

15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB last sold for £289,950 in February 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £245,000 in June 2012, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB?

Across 2 sales between June 2012 and February 2016, 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB rose from £245,000 to £289,950, a change of £44,950. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB have?

The current EPC rating for 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in April 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB?

15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (1,249 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN3 2AB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB use?

The latest EPC at 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB had any planning applications?

15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB has council approval for single-storey extension granted in March 2021 under ref. N/2021/0043. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB?

15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB in?

15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN3 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

How safe is the area around 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB?

Police records around 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB?

The closest primary school to 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB is Eastfield Academy (393m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northampton School for Girls (682m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB?

The closest bus stop to 15 Hillcrest Avenue, NN3 2AB is Highlands Avenue, 169m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Hillcrest Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2AB

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

116 m²

1249 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Hillcrest Avenue

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

15 Hillcrest Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Northampton (NN3 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016). At 116 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2012–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 35.2% above the 2016 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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 10 Apr 2022

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Hillcrest Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 15 Hillcrest Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2AB

1decisions1extensions16documents22nearby

Mar 2021
Loft ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor side extension over garage, single storey rear extension and loft conversion, with installation of front and rear rooflights
Extension
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
N/2021/0043
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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.

15 Hillcrest Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£392,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£289,950

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

5 February 2016Most recent
£289,950
+18.3%over 3 years
7 June 2012
£245,000

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

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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.

Habitable Rooms for 15 Hillcrest Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,525

Below

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Night-time road noise heatmap for NN3 2AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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