185a, Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BP
About 185a
185a is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 19.1% below the 2021 sale of £243,500, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold January 2021 for £243,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
185a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
185a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
65 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 185a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£243,500
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2021Most recent
£243,500
+387.0%over 24 years26 January 1996
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 4BP: £105,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in NN1 4BP
187a, Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BP
Sold Oct 2022
£235,000191a, Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BP
Sold Jan 2018
£2,000179b, Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BP
Sold Aug 2017
£90,000177a, Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BP
Sold Mar 2007
£140,000173a, Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BP
Sold Sept 2005
£140,000
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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
0.0 km
Racecourse Pavillion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Stimpson Avenue Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB