# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (NN9 5YP)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 10 THE DOWNS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NN9 5YP |
| Price | £340,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1967-1975 |
| Floor area | 113 m² |
| Last sold | £320,000 Sep 2019 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/01/2029

### Recommendations
- A (350)
- W2 (6,000)
- E (65)
- G (450)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8851-7229-6160-7230-1992)

## Description

For sale with no upward chain; a spacious 4 bedroom detached family house positioned in the popular residential area of Redhill Grange on the outskirts of Wellingborough. The property occupies a good plot with plenty of frontage including a long driveway which leads to a double garage. These are likely to be appealing qualities that would suit most family buyers and so this is a house to be viewed.

The accommodation includes a open hallway with a doglegged stair case, cloakroom, rectangular living room, dining room that opens onto the kitchen, 4 well proportioned bedrooms with a large en suite shower room to the master and modern family bathroom. The house has gas radiator central heating and UPVC double glazing. 

The property is positioned to the north of the town and within easy reach of the A45, Park Farm Industrial Estate and Wellingborough Train Station (under 3 miles) which provides a service to London St Pancras International in under an hour. Redhill Farm is approximately half a mile from the property and offers a selection of domestic shops including a co-op.

**The Accommodation Comprises:** - (Please note that all sizes are approximate only).

**Entrance Porch & Hall** - Enter from the front via hardwood door into the porch. Hardwood door leading to the hall way. Laminate flooring, doglegged stair case rising to the first floor, UPVC double glazed window to the rear, doors to all ground floor rooms.

**Cloak Room** - WC, wash hand basin, window to the side, tile splash backs.

**Lounge** - 6.63m x 3.53m (21'9" x 11'7") - A good size room with bow fronted UPVC double glazed window to the front, laminate flooring, feature fire place with gas fire, radiator, coving, UPVC double glazed patio doors opening onto the back garden.

**Kitchen** - 3.58m x 2.62m (11'9" x 8'7") - Fitted kitchen comprising of base and wall mounted units, pull out drawers, gas hob, oven, cooker hood, plumbing for a washing machine, 1 and a half steel sink and drainer, tile splash backs, laminate flooring, cupboard housing the boiler, coving, UPVC double glazed window to the rear, door to side leading to the back garden.

**Dining Room** - 3.00m x 2.79m (9'10" x 9'2") - Laminate flooring, radiator, UPVC double glazed window to the front, coving.

**First Floor Landing** - Spacious landing with doors to all the bedrooms and family bathroom. Loft hatch, airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.

**Bedroom 1** - 3.76m x 3.51m (12'4" x 11'6") - Laminate flooring, radiator, UPVC double glazed window to the front, fitted wardrobes, coving and door to the en suite shower room.

**En Suite** - A spacious and smartly fitted shower room with box bay fronted UPVC double glazed window, laminate flooring, shower cubicle, WC, wash hand basin, tile splash backs, shaver point.

**Bedroom 2** - 3.76m x 3.07m (12'4" x 10'1") - Fitted carpet, radiator, UPVC double glazed window to the side and rear. Coving.

**Bedroom 3** - 3.43m x 2.11m (11'3" x 6'11) - Laminate flooring, radiator, UPVC double glazing, coving.

**Bedroom 4** - 3.00m x 2.34m (9'10" x 7'8") - Laminate flooring, radiator, UPVC double glazed window, coving.

**Bathroom** - Modern bathroom suite with WC, wash hand basin, bath with shower over, tile splash backs, UPVC double glazed window, coving.

**Work Shop** - 2.59m x 2.26m (8'6" x 7'5") - Useful and versatile room, power, lighting opening to the garage, UPVC double glazed window and side door leading to the back garden.

**Outside** - Deep frontage with lawn garden, hard standing driveway providing off road parking for several vehicles and leading to a DOUBLE GARAGE measuring 19'2" x 15'8" max 5.84m x 4.78m max

with metal up and over door, power and lighting.

To the rear is a mature garden with a paved patio, lawn and raised gravelled area. Some shrub boarders. Gated side access.

**Wanting To View?** - To arrange a viewing of this property please call us on (01933) 278591 or email res@harwoodsproperty.co.uk. Our offices are open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 until 6:00, Saturday from 9:00 until 4:00.

**Referral Fees** - Any recommendations that we may make to use a solicitor, conveyancer,  removal company, house clearance company, mortgage advisor or similar businesses is based solely on our own experiences of the level of service that any such business normally provides. We do not receive any referral fees or have any other inducement arrangement in place that influences us in making the recommendations that we do. In short, we recommend on merit.

**Important Note** - Please note that Harwoods have not tested any appliances, services or systems mentioned in these particulars and can therefore offer no warranty. If you have any doubt about the working condition of any of these items then you should arrange to have them checked by your own contractor prior to exchange of contracts.

## Property Photos

- ![10-The-Downs-HIGHres-001.jpg](/listings/photos/59590929/1350868) - 10-The-Downs-HIGHres-001.jpg
- ![Outside](/listings/photos/59590929/1350876) - Outside
- ![Lounge](/listings/photos/59590929/1350884) - Lounge
- ![Lounge](/listings/photos/59590929/1350891) - Lounge
- ![Dining Room](/listings/photos/59590929/1350895) - Dining Room
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/59590929/1350901) - Kitchen
- ![Entrance Hall](/listings/photos/59590929/1350903) - Entrance Hall
- ![Bedroom 1](/listings/photos/59590929/1350910) - Bedroom 1
- ![En suite](/listings/photos/59590929/1350915) - En suite
- ![Bedroom 2](/listings/photos/59590929/1350920) - Bedroom 2
- ![Bedroom 3](/listings/photos/59590929/1350923) - Bedroom 3
- ![Bedroom 4](/listings/photos/59590929/1350926) - Bedroom 4
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/59590929/1350930) - Bathroom
- ![First floor landing](/listings/photos/59590929/1350934) - First floor landing
- ![Outside](/listings/photos/59590929/1350938) - Outside

## Floorplans

- ![FP - 10 NN9 5YP.jpg](/listings/photos/59590929/1350941) - FP - 10 NN9 5YP.jpg

## EPC Graphs

- ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/59590929/1350944) - EE Rating
- ![EI Rating](/listings/photos/59590929/1350947) - EI Rating

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 10 THE DOWNS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YP | £320,000 | 20/09/2019 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 THE MEADOWS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YT | £310,000 | 14/11/2025 | Detached |
| 2A THE BANKS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YX | £285,000 | 14/11/2025 | Detached |
| 95 FALLOWFIELD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YY | £300,000 | 27/03/2025 | Detached |
| 50 CARNELIAN AVENUE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DL | £346,745 | 11/12/2024 | Detached |
| 7 THE PASTURES, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YR | £370,000 | 30/08/2024 | Detached |
| [Same street] 19 THE DOWNS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YP | £400,000 | 05/07/2024 | Detached |
| 5 THE BANKS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YX | £280,000 | 30/11/2023 | Detached |
| 57 FALLOWFIELD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YZ | £245,000 | 19/09/2023 | Detached |
| 2 CARNELIAN AVENUE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DL | £295,000 | 13/09/2023 | Detached |
| 14 THE GLADE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YW | £320,000 | 28/07/2023 | Detached |
| 3 GILBEY CLOSE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YG | £255,000 | 14/07/2023 | Detached |
| 60 GRANGE ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YQ | £540,000 | 24/03/2023 | Detached |
| 5 THE GLADE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YW | £325,000 | 28/11/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 5 THE DOWNS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YP | £501,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 7 FLINT GROVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DP | £397,000 | 31/10/2022 | Detached |
| 11 CARNELIAN AVENUE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DL | £368,000 | 31/10/2022 | Detached |
| 42 GRANGE ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YQ | £400,000 | 14/10/2022 | Detached |
| 62 FALLOWFIELD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN9 5YY | £335,000 | 05/10/2022 | Detached |
| 9 FLINT GROVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DP | £420,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 30 CARNELIAN AVENUE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DL | £348,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 15 CARNELIAN AVENUE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DL | £361,000 | 02/09/2022 | Detached |
| 11 FLINT GROVE, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN8 6DP | £392,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached |

**Street average:** £450,500 (2 sales)
**Area average:** £344,637 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £353,839 (28 Detached, NN9, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -3.9%

## 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).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £992/mo

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Fitzhugh Rise, NN8 | £1,400/mo | 4 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,400/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (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:** 4.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-104/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.3%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,009/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -18%
- **10y growth:** 34.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.6%

## Flood risk

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

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