21 Howard Lane, Boughton, Northampton, NN2 8RS

21 Howard Lane is a six-bedroom detached house in Boughton, Northampton, Northampton (NN2 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since January 2001 — that's 25 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 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 sits 272.6% above the 2001 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.