17 Ashby Close, Wellingborough, NN8 5FH
About 17 Ashby Close
17 Ashby Close is a detached house in Wellingborough (NN8 5FH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 123.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £238,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
17 Ashby Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 Ashby Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 25 years.
£238,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£238,000
+217.3%over 19 years8 August 2002
£75,000
+5.6%over 2 years23 September 1999
£71,000
+27.9%over 2 years24 April 1997
£55,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN8 5FH: £347,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NN8 5FH
19 Ashby Close, Wellingborough, NN8 5FH
Sold Sept 2025
£270,00057 Ashby Close, Wellingborough, NN8 5FH
Sold Mar 2025
£347,50037 Ashby Close, Wellingborough, NN8 5FH
Sold Jul 2024
£330,00059 Ashby Close, Wellingborough, NN8 5FH
Sold Jan 2024
£375,00044 Ashby Close, Wellingborough, NN8 5FH
Sold Feb 2023
£350,000
Versus other Ashby Close homes
On floor area, 17 Ashby Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,400
Street avg £2,239
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Redwell Leisure Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Redwell Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB







