8 Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL
About 8 Lower Hester Street
8 Lower Hester Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN2 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £207,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 17.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 41 EPCs). Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2025
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Planning history
8 Lower Hester Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 8 Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL
- May 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- N/2019/0292
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Lower Hester Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.
£207,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2025Most recent
£207,500
+125.6%over 21 years29 April 2004
£91,995
+26.0%11 March 2004
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN2 6BL: £169,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NN2 6BL
92 Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL
Sold Sept 2025
£113,00038 Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL
Sold Jan 2025
£185,00080 Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL
Sold Mar 2024
£169,00066 Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL
Sold Dec 2023
£125,00068a, Lower Hester Street, Northampton, NN2 6BL
Sold Oct 2023
£180,000
Versus other Lower Hester Street homes
Years Held for 8 Lower Hester Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,358
Street avg £1,701
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
27/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lower Hester Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Northampton International Academy. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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