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23 Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RF

10 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Birchfield Road

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

23 Birchfield Road is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 4RF). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 105 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–224 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 27 units on file.

Sold January 2023 for £199,995. Across the public record there are 10 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 105 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 26 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Birchfield Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Nov 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2012from Mar 2009
EPC improved fromE42toF38
Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Roof
Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Mar 2014from Oct 2012
EPC improved fromF38toE54
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
Very PoorAverage

Window efficiency improved

Nov 2022from Mar 2014
EPC improved fromE54toD55
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
50%75%

More low energy lighting installed

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Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Birchfield Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

65 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 23 Birchfield Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£206,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£199,995

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 January 2023Most recent

    £199,995

    +48.1%over 4 years
  2. 11 September 2018

    £135,000

    +843.8%over 2 years
  3. 26 April 2016

    £14,304

    -89.7%over 8 years
  4. 28 June 2007

    £139,000

    -7.9%over 6 months
  5. 21 December 2006

    £151,000

    +41.5%over 2 years
  6. 13 May 2004

    £106,750

    +57.0%over 2 years
  7. 22 October 2001

    £68,000

    -12.8%over 8 months
  8. 5 March 2001

    £78,000

    +113.7%over 2 years
  9. 15 February 1999

    £36,500

    -25.5%
  10. 29 January 1999

    £49,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 4RF: £315,000 (2025–2022).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

Birchfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Stimpson Avenue Academy. 33 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN1 4RF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.