Buying a home in NN12, Towcester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£336kmost £308k–£400k
Houses per m²£4,120flats £3,380
Sold last year2241,410 in five years
Prices in West Northamptonshire+1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NN12 sold for £336,055 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £308,106 and £400,421, for about 89 m² of space.

224 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £121k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NN12 8 (£3,932) and the most in NN12 6 (£4,208).

Across West Northamptonshire, prices are up 1.1% on a year ago and up 14% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,166 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,532 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £67,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in NN12 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£300,604£205k–£410k55 m²20
2£283,611£255k–£316k66 m²302
3£336,055£308k–£400k89 m²463
4£422,774£380k–£505k113 m²209
5+£597,115£489k–£723k157 m²330

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£301k£284k£336k£423k£597k
Detached£420k£360k£408k£464k£615k
Semi-detached£301k£282k£323k£379k£464k
Terraced£200k£266k£316k£372k£401k
Flats£121k£182k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across NN12

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
NN12 6£4,208£3,368
NN12 7£4,066—
NN12 8£3,932£3,471

Schools near NN12

Best state primary within 2 kmNicholas Hawksmoor Primary School79% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSponne School54.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about NN12

Is NN12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in West Northamptonshire are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.5% against 43.8%); 224 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in NN12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NN12 sold for £336,055 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £308,106 and £400,421.

How many homes sell in NN12 each year?

224 homes sold in the last year and 1,410 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near NN12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near NN12?

For a 3-bedroom house, NN5 (£280k, 14 km), NN1 (£254k, 15 km), NN2 (£262k, 17 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.