1 Cowper Terrace, Junction Road, Northampton, NN2 7JB

1 Cowper Terrace is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN2 7JB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 57.2% above the 2013 sale of £72,500. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 13 years since the last transfer (June 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.