Bath Drive Towcester, West Northamptonshire
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (NN12), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36152157.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £540,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (B: 18).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 99% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverton, about 13.3 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 117 to 120 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Towcester Medical Centre, about 1.3 km away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 98% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £540,000 | £540,000 | £540,000 |
| 2021 | 18 | £449,995 | £384,995 | £604,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2025 | 21 NN12 6UL | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2021 | 5 NN12 6UL | Detached | £499,995 | New build. |
| 12 Nov 2021 | 11 NN12 6UL | Detached | £469,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 9 NN12 6UL | Detached | £589,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 25 NN12 6UL | Detached | £604,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 23 NN12 6UL | Detached | £594,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 7 NN12 6UL | Detached | £415,995 | New build. |
| 21 May 2021 | 1 NN12 6UL | Detached | £389,995 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 21 NN12 6UL | Detached | £494,995 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 17 NN12 6UL | Detached | £415,995 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 3 NN12 6UL | Detached | £415,995 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 15 NN12 6UL | Detached | £389,995 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 19 NN12 6UL | Detached | £389,995 | New build. |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 8 NN12 6UL | Detached | £444,995 | New build. |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 12 NN12 6UL | Detached | £574,995 | New build. |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 10 NN12 6UL | Detached | £384,995 | New build. |
| 4 Mar 2021 | 6 NN12 6UL | Detached | £549,995 | New build. |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 4 NN12 6UL | Detached | £454,995 | New build. |
| 25 Feb 2021 | 2 NN12 6UL | Detached | £444,995 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: House, detached (18). Built: 2017 (18).
Council tax
What each band costs in West Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,487 | £3,039 | £3,592 | £4,144 | £4,973 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (28% of about 2,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN12 6UL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN12 6UD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 117 m and 120 m above sea level (119 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN12 6UD | 99% | 99% | 99% | 1% |
| NN12 6UL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km |
| Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Kempton Drive adj Towcester | 440 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Silverstone | 5.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 50.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Towcester Medical Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jardines Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridge Dental Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Buckingham Hospital | 13.0 km |
| Police station | Towcester Police Station | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,840 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Chain Gate and Lodges and Attached Walls, Piers, Standards and Chains, a listed building (Grade I), 600 m north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Chain Gate and Lodges and Attached Walls, Piers, Standards and Chains | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m north-east |
| Easton Neston | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km north |
| Bury Mount motte castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Bank of Roman town 550ft (170m) in length N of Brackley Road and W of High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Covert | Wood | 710 m south |
| Burcote Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Church Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| The Longwater | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the street's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Weller Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 370 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Towcester Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Sponne School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Start Catering Ltd NN12 6LZ | School/college/university | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Beverley Way (18); On or near Tanters Road (8); On or near Hexham Street (2); On or near Bath Meadow (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 88% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 12% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Hereford Close · Brighton Close · Bangor Close · Tanters Road · Tollgate Close · Plantation Lane · Uttoxeter Way · Manning Drive · Beverley Way · Bath Meadow · Bessies Lane · Pulpit Leys
All the streets in NN12 and across West Northamptonshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.