43 Scholars Court, Northampton, NN1 1ES

43 Scholars Court is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 108 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 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 170.6% above the 2000 sale of £109,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 50% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.