79a, St Giles Street, Northampton, NN1 1JF

79a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 1JF). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. At 130 m² this is the 15th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–360 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 29.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.