What type of property is 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA?

2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA?

2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA last sold for £167,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £148,500 in May 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 2003 and March 2022, 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA rose from £148,500 to £167,000, a change of £18,500. That works out to roughly +0.6% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA have?

The current EPC rating for 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA?

2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft). That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN1 3BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA heated?

The latest EPC at 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA located?

2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN1 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA in a safe area?

Police records around 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA show an average of 11 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (973% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA?

The closest primary school to 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA is Northampton International Academy (400m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northampton International Academy (400m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA?

The closest bus stop to 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, NN1 3BA is Police Station, 297m away. The nearest bus option is Northampton Bus Interchange, 694m away.

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2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, Northampton, NN1 3BA

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 04

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 4 The Light Box

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 4 The Light Box is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 3BA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. At 81 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (73–81 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 63). The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 81 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 35 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Last sale on file: £167,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 4 The Light Box, Duke Street, Northampton, NN1 3BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 4 The Light Box has no planning applications on record.

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42 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 4 The Light Box's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£177,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£167,000

Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

18 March 2022Most recent
£167,000
+28.5%over 15 years
16 February 2007
£130,000
-12.5%over 3 years
29 May 2003
£148,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 3BA: £175,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in NN1 3BA

On the street

Versus other Duke Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 4 The Light Box outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,062

Street avg £2,354

Below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northampton district page.

Full Northampton report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

11/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Police Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Northampton International Academy. 29 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN1 3BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN1 3BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low

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