18 Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL

18 Lower Hester Street is a one-bedroom detached house in Northampton (NN2 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2021 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 42 units on file.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in April 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 128.8% above the 2001 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.