40a, Balfour Road, Northampton, NN2 6JR
About 40a
40a is an end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN2 6JR). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 707.1% above the 1996 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 81.2% below the postcode norm.
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Planning history
40a 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
40a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£28,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1996Most recent
£28,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN2 6JR: £235,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in NN2 6JR
Versus other Balfour Road homes
Years Held for 40a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£280
Street avg £1,798
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Crime
27/mo
Steady 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB