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17 Cottage Gardens, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9YW

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Cottage Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Cottage Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Billing, Northampton, Northampton (NN3 9YW). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 263.6% above the 1997 sale of £129,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm. At 135 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (181 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Sept 2010
EPC improved fromD61toC71
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Cottage Gardens, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9YW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Cottage Gardens has no planning applications on record.

12

But the area is active

12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Cottage Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£469,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1997)

£129,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 October 1997Most recent

    £129,000

    +22.9%over 2 years

  2. 11 April 1995

    £105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN3 9YW: £550,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Cottage Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Cottage Gardens outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£956

Street avg £2,479

Strongly below

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 182 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Cottage Gardens

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£423k

1 Bramley Grove

NN3 9HJ

4 bed2 bath
£393k

1 Conyngham Road

NN3 9TA

4 bed
£370k

1 Blossom Way, Little Billing

NN3 9ET

4 bed1 bath
£319k

1 Coneywell Court

NN3 9DP

4 bed
£377k

1 Cumbrae Drive, Great Billing

NN3 9HD

3 bed
£702k

1 Convent Gardens, High Street, Great Billing

NN3 9DR

5 bed3 bath
£722k

1 Cattle Hill, Great Billing

NN3 9DU

5 bed
£283k

1 Carrington Gardens

NN3 9UL

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northampton district page.
Full Northampton report

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cottage Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Northampton Academy. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN3 9YW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN3 9YW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN3 9YW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Cottage Gardens, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9YW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.