What kind of home is 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR?

12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR is a detached house.

What did 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR sell for?

12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR last sold for £173,000 in July 2005, around 21 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £122,500 in November 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 2001 and July 2005, 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR rose from £122,500 to £173,000, a change of £50,500. That works out to roughly +10% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR is B with a score of 86 out of 100, lodged in November 2023. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR?

12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft). That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN3 5DR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR use?

The latest EPC at 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR?

12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR is in council tax band D.

Which area is 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR in?

12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR?

Police records around 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR 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 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR?

The closest primary school to 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR is Overstone Gate Primary School (845m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northampton School (1.1km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR?

The closest bus stop to 12 Crabb Tree Drive, NN3 5DR is Barley Hill Road Turning Circle, 242m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Crabb Tree Drive, Northampton, NN3 5DR

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 86

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Crabb Tree Drive

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

12 Crabb Tree Drive is a detached house in Northampton (NN3 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.

Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 69 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 71.1% above the 2005 sale of £173,000.

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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.

12 Crabb Tree Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B86

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Crabb Tree Drive, Northampton, NN3 5DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Crabb Tree Drive has no planning applications on 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.

12 Crabb Tree Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£173,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2005Most recent
£173,000
+8.1%over 2 years
13 December 2002
£159,995
+30.6%over 1 year
23 November 2001
£122,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN3 5DR: £310,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in NN3 5DR

On the street

Versus other Crabb Tree Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Crabb Tree Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,507

Street avg £2,882

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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

Barley Hill Road Turning Circle — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Overstone Gate Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN3 5DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN3 5DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

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