Flat 1, 33 Colwyn Road, Northampton, NN1 3PZ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 3PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2018. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–35 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 6 units on file.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 58.8% above the 2022 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £68,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.