Top Flat, 3 Connaught Street, Northampton, NN1 3BP
About Top Flat
Top Flat is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 3BP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 144.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £117,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
Top Flat has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
42 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 11 years.
£117,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2022Most recent
£117,500
+78.7%over 6 years11 March 2016
£65,750
+1.2%over 4 years22 May 2011
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 3BP: £161,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NN1 3BP
13 Connaught Street, Northampton, NN1 3BP
Sold Jul 2024
£160,00030 Connaught Street, Northampton, NN1 3BP
Sold Jul 2023
£161,0007 Connaught Street, Northampton, NN1 3BP
Sold Mar 2022
£197,0005 Connaught Street, Northampton, NN1 3BP
Sold Oct 2021
£198,00031 Connaught Street, Northampton, NN1 3BP
Sold Jul 2020
£147,500
Versus other Connaught Street homes
On habitable rooms, Top Flat runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Castle Academy. 30 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB