Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Balfour Road, Northampton, NN2 6JR
Estimated value
£197,000
- Since the 1997 sale (£35,000)+463%
- Against NN2 6JR's recent median (£212,500)-7%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£197,000
- Against its 1997 sale (£35,000)+463%
- Against NN2 6JR's recent median (£212,500)-7%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Balfour Road is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in NN2 6JR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
73 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2013
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997
Recent sales in NN2 6JR
5 sales, median £212,500 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Balfour Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Sales timeline
18 May 1997Most recent
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN2 6JR: £212,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NN2 6JR
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 17 Balfour Road, Northampton, NN2 6JR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 17 Balfour Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Balfour Road is a detached house in Northampton (NN2 6JR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 462.9% above the 1997 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 68.2% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Balfour Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2023
Current Certificate
Mar 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 March 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Balfour Road, Northampton, NN2 6JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Balfour Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
37 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Balfour Road homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 Balfour Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£479
Street avg £1,835
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northampton district page.
Crime
373/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Balmoral Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School. 31 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Malcolm Arnold Preparatory SchoolPrimary442m
- Malcolm Arnold AcademySecondary442m
- Kingsthorpe Grove Primary SchoolPrimary667m
- Northampton International AcademyAll-through819m
Nearest stops
- Balmoral RoadBus stop178m
- Currie RoadBus stop234m
- Arnold RoadBus stop246m
- AldiBus stop390m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,491 reports27%
- Shoplifting1,208 reports22%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,096 reports20%
- Vehicle Crime324 reports6%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN2 6JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 17 Balfour Road is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in NN2 6JR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 17 Balfour Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Balfour Road was lodged in March 2013 at band E and expired in March 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Balfour Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from NN2 6JR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 17 Balfour Road is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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