Terraced 2 sales on record

23 OSPREY LANE

WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TN

£187,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Robin Lane (opp)	0.0 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.4 miles
Train station	Wellingborough	0.8 miles
Hospital	Procurement & Supplies Department (Stores)	6.5 miles
University	University of Northampton St Georges Avenue	9.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

94 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£187,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£1,989/m²

Local average

£213,377 (63 sales)

Street crime

289 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 14/04/2023

Expiry date: 13/04/2033

Current heating cost: £1,303/year

Potential heating cost: £1,105/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,725

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	10/04/2026	£187,000	Terraced	+8.4%	£188,306 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	07/12/2023	£172,500	Terraced	—	£182,828 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£187,000
listed	21/10/2025	£189,995
sold	01/01/2023	£172,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
2 TEAL LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TT	£204,995	06/06/2025	Terraced
41 NIGHTINGALE LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TP	£170,000	13/12/2024	Terraced
12 NIGHTINGALE LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TP	£170,000	06/08/2024	Terraced
29 TEAL LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TT	£158,000	15/09/2023	Terraced
18 FLOWERHILL DRIVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4GF	£316,000	03/07/2023	Terraced
52 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TF	£185,000	28/06/2023	Terraced
19 SWALLOW CLOSE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4BY	£220,000	21/04/2023	Terraced
82 ROBIN LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TJ	£190,000	19/10/2022	Terraced
3 SWALLOW CLOSE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4BY	£184,995	30/09/2022	Terraced
28 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TE	£190,000	22/07/2022	Terraced
89 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TF	£138,000	18/07/2022	Terraced
72 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TF	£177,000	14/07/2022	Terraced
17 GANNET LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4NN	£142,000	29/04/2022	Terraced
45 NIGHTINGALE LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TP	£143,500	18/03/2022	Terraced
51 GANNET LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4NW	£140,000	14/03/2022	Terraced
52 SHEARWATER LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TS	£145,000	07/02/2022	Terraced
7 SANDPIPER LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TW	£141,000	18/01/2022	Terraced
22 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TE	£148,000	03/11/2021	Terraced
49 SANDPIPER LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TW	£140,000	22/10/2021	Terraced
27 FLOWERHILL DRIVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4GF	£270,000	20/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £178,675 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 9.6%

10y growth 34.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North Northamptonshire. Series: Terraced. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 3.6%

5y (index) 18.3%

10y (index) 51.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North Northamptonshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £887/mo

Realistic £985/mo

Optimistic £1,084/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Northamptonshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Northants Central: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed End Terrace, Nightingale Lane, NN8	£1,300/mo	3	0.08 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Robin Lane, NN8	£1,100/mo	3	0.09 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,200/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.64%

Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000

Target investor price (1%) £120,000

Gross yield 7.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 13×

Monthly cashflow £319/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 7%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~136 m² (0.03 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	99
Anti-social behaviour	84
Vehicle crime	20
Public order	18
Drugs	16
Other theft	11
Shoplifting	11
Criminal damage and arson	10
Burglary	7
Robbery	6
Possession of weapons	3
Theft from the person	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	289

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Oakway Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 5 Mar 2023
Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Two Satellites	Other	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 26 Mar 2014
Highfield Nursery School	Nursery	0.4 miles	Good — 31 Mar 2019
Victoria Primary Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 1 Aug 2023
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 28 Nov 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
22/05/2007	02/05/2007	—	1

# 23 OSPREY LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TN

## Property details

- Slug: `5c74183` (address key hash: `5c74183a84c7e6e0401b9e48cd912f7a620f1ddb`)
- Postcode: NN8 4TN
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 94 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £187,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £1,989/m²
- Local average: £213,377 (63 sales)
- Street crime: 289 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £187,000
- Date: 2026-04-10
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 13/04/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £1,303/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,725

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0380-2234-2240-2997-0565)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-10 | £187,000 | Terraced | +8.4% | £188,306 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-464a-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2023-12-07 | £172,500 | Terraced | — | £182,828 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/1061746e-4841-3c34-e063-4804a8c0f9e7) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 OSPREY LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TN | £187,000 | 10/04/2026 | Terraced |
| 23 OSPREY LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TN | £172,500 | 07/12/2023 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168450125](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f923eab)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £187,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-21 | £189,995 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £172,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 TEAL LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TT | £204,995 | 06/06/2025 | Terraced |
| 41 NIGHTINGALE LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TP | £170,000 | 13/12/2024 | Terraced |
| 12 NIGHTINGALE LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TP | £170,000 | 06/08/2024 | Terraced |
| 29 TEAL LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TT | £158,000 | 15/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 18 FLOWERHILL DRIVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4GF | £316,000 | 03/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 52 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TF | £185,000 | 28/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 19 SWALLOW CLOSE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4BY | £220,000 | 21/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 82 ROBIN LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TJ | £190,000 | 19/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 SWALLOW CLOSE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4BY | £184,995 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 28 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TE | £190,000 | 22/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 89 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TF | £138,000 | 18/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 72 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TF | £177,000 | 14/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 GANNET LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4NN | £142,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 45 NIGHTINGALE LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TP | £143,500 | 18/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 51 GANNET LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4NW | £140,000 | 14/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 52 SHEARWATER LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TS | £145,000 | 07/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 SANDPIPER LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TW | £141,000 | 18/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 22 THRUSH LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TE | £148,000 | 03/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 49 SANDPIPER LANE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4TW | £140,000 | 22/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 27 FLOWERHILL DRIVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 4GF | £270,000 | 20/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £178,675 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 9.6%
- **10y growth:** 34.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Northamptonshire; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North Northamptonshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £887/mo
- **Realistic:** £985/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,084/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Northants Central (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Nightingale Lane, NN8 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.08 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Robin Lane, NN8 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.09 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,200/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.64% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £319/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 99 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **289** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Oakway Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 5 Mar 2023 |
| Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Two Satellites | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 26 Mar 2014 |
| Highfield Nursery School | Nursery | 0.4 miles | Good — 31 Mar 2019 |
| Victoria Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 1 Aug 2023 |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 28 Nov 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #4725286
- **Address:** 23 Osprey Lane, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 4TN
- **Certificate Issued:** 22/05/2007
- **Work Completed:** 02/05/2007
- **Items:** 1 door(s)