12 Alken Close, Wellingborough, NN8 4JX
About 12 Alken Close
12 Alken Close is a detached house in Wellingborough (NN8 4JX). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2008) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 53.7% above the 2009 sale of £224,500.
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Energy performance
12 Alken Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 September 2018
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Planning history
12 Alken Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
19 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.2% per year over 4 years.
£224,500
Growth on file: -2.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
9 January 2009Most recent
£224,500
-7.7%over 3 years29 June 2005
£243,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN8 4JX: £220,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in NN8 4JX
Versus other Alken Close homes
12 Alken Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,782
Street avg £2,665
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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Crime
456/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cooper Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oakway Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB