8 Alcombe Terrace, Northampton, NN1 3LD

8 Alcombe Terrace is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–103 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since January 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 278.1% above the 1996 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 46.6% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.