What kind of home is 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE?

1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE sell for?

1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE last sold for £625,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £362,000 in June 2013, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE?

Across 2 sales between June 2013 and July 2022, 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE rose from £362,000 to £625,000, a change of £263,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in February 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE?

1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (1,884 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN1 5SE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE use?

The latest EPC at 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE?

1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE in?

1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN1 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

What is crime like near 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE?

Police records around 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE 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 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE?

The closest primary school to 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE is Abington Vale Primary School (460m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northampton School for Boys (221m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE?

The closest bus stop to 1 Chipsey Avenue, NN1 5SE is School for Boys, 165m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Chipsey Avenue, Northampton, NN1 5SE

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

175 m²

1884 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Chipsey Avenue

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

1 Chipsey Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Northampton (NN1 5SE). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 175 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £625,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

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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.

1 Chipsey Avenue'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 19 Feb 2023

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chipsey Avenue, Northampton, NN1 5SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Chipsey Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

49 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.

Latest sale on 1 Chipsey Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£575,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£625,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

26 July 2022Most recent
£625,000
+72.7%over 9 years
5 June 2013
£362,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN1 5SE: £459,552 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in NN1 5SE

On the street

Versus other Chipsey Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Chipsey Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,571

Street avg £2,765

Strongly above

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 170 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

On par

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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

0.2 km

School for Boys — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Northampton School for Boys. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN1 5SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN1 5SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.2dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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