12 Abbots Way, Northampton, NN5 5DB
About 12 Abbots Way
12 Abbots Way is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 5DB). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 33.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
12 Abbots Way'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
12 Abbots Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (part retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/4051/FULL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Abbots Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 27 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2022Most recent
£190,000
-8.2%over 2 years25 June 2019
£207,000
+117.9%over 17 years22 July 2001
£95,000
+111.1%over 6 years11 July 1995
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 5DB: £172,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in NN5 5DB
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Abbots Way homes
12 Abbots Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,473
Street avg £1,519
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Malcolm Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lyncrest Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB