What kind of home is 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL?

12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL sell for?

12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL last sold for £460,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL?

The current EPC rating for 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in September 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL?

12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,442 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL use?

The latest EPC at 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL?

12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL is in council tax band E.

Which area is 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL in?

12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN4 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

How safe is the area around 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL?

Police records around 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 57% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL?

The closest primary school to 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL is Collingtree Church of England Primary School (683m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wootton Park School (1.5km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL?

The closest bus stop to 12 Colonial Drive, NN4 0BL is Marjoram Close, 165m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Colonial Drive, Northampton, NN4 0BL

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

134 m²

1442 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Colonial Drive

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

12 Colonial Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Northampton (NN4 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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 Colonial Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Colonial Drive, Northampton, NN4 0BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Colonial Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£495,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£460,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

30 August 2022Most recent
£460,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN4 0BL: £512,500 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in NN4 0BL

On the street

Versus other Colonial Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 12 Colonial Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,433

Street avg £2,720

Above

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Avebury Way

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1 Downsway

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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.

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Marjoram Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Collingtree Church of England Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN4 0BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.5dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN4 0BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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