1 Barnstaple Close, Northampton, NN3 3BH

1 Barnstaple Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Northampton (NN3 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 80.5% above the 2007 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.