Flat 3, 21 Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6AP

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN2 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 4 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 40% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.