26 Bostock Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LW
About 26 Bostock Avenue
26 Bostock Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 4LW). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
A recent sale: £300,000 in March 2025. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
26 Bostock Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
26 Bostock Avenue has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 26 Bostock Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LW
- May 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Application for prior notification for larger home extension dimensions a) 3.5m b) 3.78m c) 2.38m
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PN/2015/0019
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Sales history & valuation
26 Bostock Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 24 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£300,000
+11.1%over 6 years18 January 2019
£270,000
+20.0%over 4 years24 July 2014
£225,000
+28.6%over 2 years21 June 2012
£175,000
-5.4%over 5 years28 May 2007
£185,000
22 August 2004
£184,995
+74.5%over 3 years10 November 2000
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 4LW: £330,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NN1 4LW
Versus other Bostock Avenue homes
On years held, 26 Bostock Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,290
Street avg £1,714
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Melbourne Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Stimpson Avenue Academy. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB