What kind of home is 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY?

12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY sell for?

12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY last sold for £365,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £281,000 in March 2015, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2015 and November 2021, 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY rose from £281,000 to £365,000, a change of £84,000. That works out to roughly +4% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY?

The current EPC rating for 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY?

12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (1,421 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN3 2BY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY use?

The latest EPC at 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY?

12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in June 2009 under ref. N/2009/0345. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY?

12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY in?

12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN3 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY in a safe area?

Police records around 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY 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 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY?

The closest primary school to 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY is Cedar Road Primary School (219m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northampton School for Boys (1.3km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY?

The closest bus stop to 12a, Woodland Avenue, NN3 2BY is Church of St Gregory, 81m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12a, Woodland Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2BY

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

132 m²

1421 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12a

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

12a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Northampton (NN3 2BY). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 11.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 132 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 13 EPCs). Last sale on file: £365,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

12a'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 03 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12a, Woodland Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 12a, Woodland Avenue, Northampton, NN3 2BY

2decisions2extensions28documents22nearby

Apr 2009
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
N/2009/0174
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ExtensionJun 2009Decision

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£365,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

18 November 2021Most recent
£365,000
+29.9%over 6 years
20 March 2015
£281,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN3 2BY: £435,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in NN3 2BY

On the street

Versus other Woodland Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 12a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,765

Street avg £2,700

On par

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 162 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 10.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church of St Gregory — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cedar Road Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN3 2BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN3 2BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low

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