12 Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6AP
About 12 Hester Street
12 Hester Street is a nine-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN2 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £475,000 in February 2026. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms9
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
12 Hester Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 July 2030
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 12 Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6AP
- Feb 2005ConditionsOutcome in report
VARIATION OF CONDITION NO.1 OF PLANNING CONSENT 92/0433 TO RELATE TO USE AS A HOSTEL WITHOUT PERSONEL RESTRICTION.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- N/2004/1663
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOJan 2026Decision
- AdvertisingSept 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
12 Hester Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 20 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 February 2026Most recent
£475,000
+31.9%over 19 years17 July 2006
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN2 6AP: £275,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in NN2 6AP
Versus other Hester Street homes
On years held, 12 Hester Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,241
Street avg £1,311
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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Crime
373/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Marriott Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Northampton International Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB