1 Knox Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1HW
About 1 Knox Road
1 Knox Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wellingborough (NN8 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £215,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history at 1 Knox Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 1 Knox Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1HW
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Routine maintenance of lime trees and two stone pines including crown lifting and re-pollarding as appropriate
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- WP/17/00670/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Knox Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2023Most recent
£215,000
+48.3%over 7 years26 October 2016
£145,000
+29.5%over 1 year3 February 2015
£112,000
+6.7%over 7 years29 October 2007
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN8 1HW: £176,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NN8 1HW
Versus other Knox Road homes
On years held, 1 Knox Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,870
Street avg £1,727
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
All Saints Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery. 19 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB







