Detached

12 SHAW CLOSE

NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8FX

£315,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Unknown	0.2 miles
Shop	Homeland Florists	0.2 miles
Train station	Boughton	1.1 miles
University	University of Northampton St Georges Avenue	1.4 miles
Hospital	St Matthews Hospital	1.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

91 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£315,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,462/m²

Local average

£440,435 (27 sales)

Street crime

216 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 03/07/2018

Expiry date: 02/07/2028

Current heating cost: £240/year

Potential heating cost: £240/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£315,000	Detached	—	£315,000 to April 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	£315,000
listed	24/10/2025	£315,000
sold	01/01/2018	£277,950

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
7 HODDER STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8FW	£340,000	23/05/2025	Detached
123 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ	£560,000	29/09/2023	Detached
157 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ	£450,000	23/06/2023	Detached
33 LIDDINGTON WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8DR	£300,000	21/12/2022	Detached
43 JENNER CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8NB	£300,000	11/11/2022	Detached
12 FOXGROVE AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8HQ	£368,500	24/10/2022	Detached
123 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ	£475,000	17/10/2022	Detached
157 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ	£424,995	18/08/2022	Detached
27 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN	£300,000	15/07/2022	Detached
105 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ	£431,500	14/07/2022	Detached
39 LIDDINGTON WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8DR	£485,000	12/05/2022	Detached
27 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN	£310,000	25/02/2022	Detached
72 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN	£310,000	14/01/2022	Detached
28 ACRE LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8BE	£395,000	01/12/2021	Detached
6 BADGERS WALK, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AU	£193,800	30/09/2021	Detached
45 JENNER CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8NB	£287,000	24/09/2021	Detached
105 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ	£370,000	10/09/2021	Detached
44 ACRE LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8BE	£328,000	31/08/2021	Detached
56 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN	£273,000	09/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £363,252 (19 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 38%

10y growth 68.6%

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

1y (index) 1.3%

5y (index) 17.4%

10y (index) 36.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £968/mo

Realistic £1,075/mo

Optimistic £1,183/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Northamptonshire.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.34%

Max investor price (0.8%) £134,375

Target investor price (1%) £107,500

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	76
Anti-social behaviour	70
Criminal damage and arson	17
Shoplifting	15
Public order	10
Other theft	9
Vehicle crime	6
Burglary	5
Other crime	4
Robbery	2
Drugs	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	216

Within 1 mile during May 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
Whitehills Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Outstanding — 19 May 2015
Whitehills Nursery School	Nursery	0.5 miles	Good — 1 Feb 2013
Purple Oaks Academy	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 3 May 2022
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 18 Nov 2021
Green Oaks Primary Academy	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 28 Nov 2018

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# 12 SHAW CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8FX

## Property details

- Slug: `36713bb` (address key hash: `36713bb8542ae53fcbce0e9d73e8cbbdf38b849f`)
- Postcode: NN2 8FX
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 91 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £315,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,462/m²
- Local average: £440,435 (27 sales)
- Street crime: 216 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £315,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 02/07/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £240/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8004-8075-2939-8507-8383)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £315,000 | Detached | — | £315,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-44bb-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 SHAW CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8FX | £315,000 | 27/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168598700](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8c6bd66)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £315,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-24 | £315,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £277,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 HODDER STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8FW | £340,000 | 23/05/2025 | Detached |
| 123 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ | £560,000 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 157 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ | £450,000 | 23/06/2023 | Detached |
| 33 LIDDINGTON WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8DR | £300,000 | 21/12/2022 | Detached |
| 43 JENNER CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8NB | £300,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 12 FOXGROVE AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8HQ | £368,500 | 24/10/2022 | Detached |
| 123 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ | £475,000 | 17/10/2022 | Detached |
| 157 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ | £424,995 | 18/08/2022 | Detached |
| 27 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN | £300,000 | 15/07/2022 | Detached |
| 105 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ | £431,500 | 14/07/2022 | Detached |
| 39 LIDDINGTON WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8DR | £485,000 | 12/05/2022 | Detached |
| 27 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN | £310,000 | 25/02/2022 | Detached |
| 72 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN | £310,000 | 14/01/2022 | Detached |
| 28 ACRE LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8BE | £395,000 | 01/12/2021 | Detached |
| 6 BADGERS WALK, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AU | £193,800 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 45 JENNER CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8NB | £287,000 | 24/09/2021 | Detached |
| 105 WELFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AJ | £370,000 | 10/09/2021 | Detached |
| 44 ACRE LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8BE | £328,000 | 31/08/2021 | Detached |
| 56 NORTHFIELD WAY, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN2 8AN | £273,000 | 09/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £363,252 (19 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 38%
- **10y growth:** 68.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Northamptonshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £968/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,075/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,183/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £134,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £107,500

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **216** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Whitehills Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 19 May 2015 |
| Whitehills Nursery School | Nursery | 0.5 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2013 |
| Purple Oaks Academy | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 3 May 2022 |
| Kingsthorpe Village Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 18 Nov 2021 |
| Green Oaks Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 28 Nov 2018 |