New Cottage, Arthur Street, Northampton, NN2 6EG
About New Cottage
New Cottage is a detached house in Northampton (NN2 6EG). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 97 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 45.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
New Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
New Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
37 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
New Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 9 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2007Most recent
£155,000
+229.8%over 8 years20 November 1998
£47,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in NN2 6EG: £107,750 (2022–2004).
Versus other Arthur Street homes
On epc rating, New Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
27/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Arnold Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB