4 Alcombe Road, Northampton, NN1 3LF

4 Alcombe Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 3LF). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1996. 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 £111,000 sits 825% above the 1996 sale of £12,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 76% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).