17 Howard Lane, Boughton, Northampton, NN2 8RS

17 Howard Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Boughton, Northampton, Northampton (NN2 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1380 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 54.5% above the 2011 sale of £255,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).