What kind of home is 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH last sold for £125,000 in April 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £24,000 in October 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 1995 and April 2025, 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH rose from £24,000 to £125,000, a change of £101,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

The current EPC rating for 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in March 2023. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN1 4DH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH use?

The latest EPC at 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH in?

40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

Police records around 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH show an average of 11 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (973% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

The closest primary school to 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH is Vernon Terrace Primary School (437m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northampton International Academy (1.0km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH?

The closest bus stop to 40 Portland Place, NN1 4DH is Grove Road, 113m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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40 Portland Place, Northampton, NN1 4DH

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedroom

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 40 Portland Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

40 Portland Place is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Northampton (NN1 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 9th smallest of 61 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 61 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band.

Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £125,000 — fresh data. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 155.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1

Outside

BalconyYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Portland Place, Northampton, NN1 4DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 Portland Place has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 40 Portland Place has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£130,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£125,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

16 April 2025Most recent
£125,000
+51.5%over 17 years
19 December 2007
£82,500
+243.8%over 12 years
31 October 1995
£24,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 4DH: £175,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in NN1 4DH

On the street

Versus other Portland Place homes

Four headline reads against 47 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

40 Portland Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,660

Street avg £1,331

Strongly above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northampton district page.

Full Northampton report

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

0.1 km

Grove Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Vernon Terrace Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN1 4DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN1 4DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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