42 Scholars Court, Northampton, NN1 1ES

42 Scholars Court is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 53 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 64.6% above the 2009 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm.