Semi-Detached

140 LONDON ROAD

NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AR

£260,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View NN4 8AR

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Queen Eleanor Road	0.0 miles
Shop	Delapre Crescent Stores	0.2 miles
Train station	Northampton	1.1 miles
University	University of Northampton - School of Podiatry	1.1 miles
Hospital	St Matthews Hospital	2.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£260,000 Jul 2026

Local average

£275,063 (68 sales)

Street crime

450 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	01/07/2026	£260,000	Semi-detached	—	£260,000 to July 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
listed	28/02/2026	£270,000
sold	01/01/2026	£260,000
sold	01/01/2017	£205,000

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
16 PILGRIMS PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NX	£277,000	09/01/2026	Semi-detached
220 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AU	£275,000	21/07/2023	Semi-detached
118 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AR	£280,000	15/03/2023	Semi-detached
45 PLEYDELL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NJ	£250,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
156 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AS	£230,000	25/08/2022	Semi-detached
8 THORPE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8PD	£295,000	25/08/2022	Semi-detached
142 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AR	£265,000	01/06/2022	Semi-detached
69 PLEYDELL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NL	£267,000	13/01/2022	Semi-detached
49 PLEYDELL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NJ	£225,000	26/11/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £262,667 (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 3.5%

10y growth 30.7%

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

1y (index) 2%

5y (index) 16.3%

10y (index) 37.6%

Rental Range

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

Low £976/mo

Realistic £1,084/mo

Optimistic £1,192/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Northamptonshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Grantham & Newark: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Old Towcester Road, NN4	£1,400/mo	2	0.46 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Bloomsbury House, NN1	£950/mo	2	0.87 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Woolmonger Street, NN1	£2,650/mo	2	0.89 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Woolmonger Street, NN1	£2,650/mo	2	0.9 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Hazelwood Road, NN1	£759/mo	1	0.93 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,682/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.54%

Max investor price (0.8%) £175,000

Target investor price (1%) £140,000

Gross yield 6.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 15.5×

Monthly cashflow £211/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 3.4%

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: ~260 m² (0.06 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	137
Violence and sexual offences	119
Shoplifting	51
Public order	31
Other theft	28
Burglary	16
Drugs	16
Criminal damage and arson	12
Vehicle crime	11
Robbery	10
Possession of weapons	7
Bicycle theft	6
Theft from the person	5
Other crime	1
Total incidents	450

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 11 Jan 2018
Delapre Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 1 Jul 2014
The Abbey Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 23 May 2023
Hospital and Outreach Education	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 15 Oct 2023
Gloucester Nursery School	Nursery	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 20 Dec 2013

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# 140 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AR

## Property details

- Slug: `a690b51` (address key hash: `a690b511f8d88d9aa982b4f85fa1fb5faa3b20a0`)
- Postcode: NN4 8AR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £260,000 Jul 2026
- Local average: £275,063 (68 sales)
- Street crime: 450 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £260,000
- Date: 2026-07-01
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-07-01 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | — | £260,000 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5834e4e9-1530-29c7-e063-4804a8c015bc) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 140 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AR | £260,000 | 01/07/2026 | 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: [172718477](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/158a9a5)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-02-28 | £270,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £260,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £205,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 PILGRIMS PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NX | £277,000 | 09/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 220 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AU | £275,000 | 21/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 118 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AR | £280,000 | 15/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 45 PLEYDELL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NJ | £250,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 156 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AS | £230,000 | 25/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 THORPE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8PD | £295,000 | 25/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 142 LONDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8AR | £265,000 | 01/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 69 PLEYDELL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NL | £267,000 | 13/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 49 PLEYDELL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 8NJ | £225,000 | 26/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £262,667 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.5%
- **10y growth:** 30.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Northamptonshire; Semi-detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 37.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £976/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,084/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,192/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Old Towcester Road, NN4 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Bloomsbury House, NN1 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.87 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Woolmonger Street, NN1 | £2,650/mo | 2 | 0.89 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Woolmonger Street, NN1 | £2,650/mo | 2 | 0.9 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Hazelwood Road, NN1 | £759/mo | 1 | 0.93 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,682/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.54% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £175,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £140,000

*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 £1,400/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £211/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.4%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 137 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 119 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Public order | 31 |
| Other theft | 28 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **450** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Queen Eleanor Primary Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 Jan 2018 |
| Delapre Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 1 Jul 2014 |
| The Abbey Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 23 May 2023 |
| Hospital and Outreach Education | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 15 Oct 2023 |
| Gloucester Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 20 Dec 2013 |