Semi-Detached

15 DUCHY CLOSE

HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BZ

£270,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View NN10 8BZ

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Higham General Stores	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Wharf Road (adj)	0.2 miles
Train station	Wellingborough	3.7 miles
Hospital	Procurement & Supplies Department (Stores)	9.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

88 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£270,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,068/m²

Local average

£254,714 (42 sales)

Street crime

159 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 30/01/2024

Expiry date: 29/01/2034

Current heating cost: £1,101/year

Potential heating cost: £1,022/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

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	20/03/2026	£270,000	Semi-detached	—	£268,398 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	£270,000
listed	08/10/2025	£280,000
sold	01/01/2024	£263,000
sold	01/01/2011	£125,000

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
18 MANOR WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BX	£260,000	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
61 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AD	£228,000	25/07/2023	Semi-detached
11 DUCHY CLOSE, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BZ	£240,000	17/05/2023	Semi-detached
20 MANOR WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BX	£265,000	21/11/2022	Semi-detached
21 QUEENSWAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BU	£300,002	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
57 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AD	£140,000	08/06/2022	Semi-detached
19 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AE	£245,000	08/03/2022	Semi-detached
30 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AE	£205,000	03/03/2022	Semi-detached
2 QUEENSWAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BU	£250,000	19/11/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £237,000 (9 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 11.6%

10y growth 36.5%

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

1y (index) 3.2%

5y (index) 18.4%

10y (index) 53.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £886/mo

Realistic £984/mo

Optimistic £1,082/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 Detached House, Hayway, NN10	£1,295/mo	3	0.69 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Spencer Road, NN10	£1,050/mo	3	0.73 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,173/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £146,625

Target investor price (1%) £117,300

Gross yield 5.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.2×

Monthly cashflow £-33/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.5%

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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	52
Anti-social behaviour	39
Shoplifting	16
Other theft	12
Vehicle crime	12
Public order	7
Criminal damage and arson	6
Burglary	5
Robbery	5
Drugs	3
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	159

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
The Ferrers School	Secondary	0.1 miles	Good — 29 Sep 2021
Higham Ferrers Junior School	Primary	0.2 miles	Requires improvement — 9 Mar 2023
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 16 Feb 2011
Chelveston Road School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 15 Nov 2023
Henry Chichele Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Requires improvement — 14 Jun 2023

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# 15 DUCHY CLOSE, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BZ

## Property details

- Slug: `6b6bc2f` (address key hash: `6b6bc2fda2f6bde2be02162feb346d7359689abc`)
- Postcode: NN10 8BZ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 88 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £270,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,068/m²
- Local average: £254,714 (42 sales)
- Street crime: 159 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £270,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 29/01/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,101/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- 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/8400-0301-0522-1370-3943)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | — | £268,398 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-83c0-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 DUCHY CLOSE, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BZ | £270,000 | 20/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167999819](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/dae65c6)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £270,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-08 | £280,000 |
| sold | 2024-01-01 | £263,000 |
| sold | 2011-01-01 | £125,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 MANOR WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BX | £260,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 61 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AD | £228,000 | 25/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 DUCHY CLOSE, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BZ | £240,000 | 17/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 20 MANOR WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BX | £265,000 | 21/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 QUEENSWAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BU | £300,002 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 57 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AD | £140,000 | 08/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AE | £245,000 | 08/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 HANDCROSS WAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8AE | £205,000 | 03/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 QUEENSWAY, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN10 8BU | £250,000 | 19/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £237,000 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.6%
- **10y growth:** 36.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Northamptonshire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 53.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £886/mo
- **Realistic:** £984/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,082/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 Detached House, Hayway, NN10 | £1,295/mo | 3 | 0.69 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Spencer Road, NN10 | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.73 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,173/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £146,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £117,300

*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 £1,173/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-33/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.5%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 52 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **159** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Ferrers School | Secondary | 0.1 miles | Good — 29 Sep 2021 |
| Higham Ferrers Junior School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Mar 2023 |
| Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 16 Feb 2011 |
| Chelveston Road School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 15 Nov 2023 |
| Henry Chichele Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 14 Jun 2023 |