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55 Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RF

5 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 55 Birchfield Road

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

55 Birchfield Road is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 4RF). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 73.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Nov 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2015from Oct 2014
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
70%42%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, 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 55 Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

55 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.

55 Birchfield Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£315,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 December 2022Most recent

    £315,000

    +26.0%over 6 years

  2. 5 April 2016

    £250,000

    +42.9%over 10 years

  3. 16 February 2006

    £175,000

    +191.7%over 8 years

  4. 24 April 1997

    £60,000

    -4.8%

  5. 5 February 1997

    £63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 4RF: £295,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Birchfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 55 Birchfield Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £1,836

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Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 146 m²

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Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 55 Birchfield Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£312k

1 Brookland Crescent

NN1 4SS

3 bed1 bath
£339k

1 Broadway

NN1 4SF

6 bed
£281k

1 Daniel Terrace, Lea Road

NN1 4PN

3 bed2 bath
£280k

1 Ashburnham Road

NN1 4QY

£275k

1 Highfield Road

NN1 4SR

£363k

1 Holly Road

NN1 4QL

1 bed
£260k

1 Florence Road

NN1 4NA

2 bed2 bath
£254k

1 Manfield Road

NN1 4NW

1 bed1 bath
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

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 55 Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.