14 Abbey Lodge, Landcross Drive, Northampton, NN3 3NJ

14 Abbey Lodge is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN3 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. At 48 m² this is the 6th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 33 units on file.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 54.5% above the 2004 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 32 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.