5 Northcote Street, Northampton, NN2 6BE

5 Northcote Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN2 6BE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 82 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 38 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 88.4% above the 2013 sale of £94,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.