What type of property is 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW sell for?

31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW last sold for £700,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £155,000 in October 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

Across 3 sales between October 1997 and October 2022, 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW rose from £155,000 to £700,000, a change of £545,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW have?

The current EPC rating for 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (2,217 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN3 9YW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW heated?

The latest EPC at 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW located?

31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW sits in Great Billing, Northampton, Northampton. It falls within the NN3 postcode district.

Is 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW in a safe area?

Police records around 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

The closest primary school to 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is Blackthorn Primary School (892m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northampton Academy (798m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

The closest bus stop to 31 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is Cottage Gardens, 128m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

206 m²

2217 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 31 Cottage Gardens

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

31 Cottage Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Billing, Northampton, Northampton (NN3 9YW). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 206 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 81.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £700,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble, Detached
LandYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

31 Cottage Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Cottage Gardens, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9YW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Cottage Gardens has no planning applications on record.

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.

Latest sale on 31 Cottage Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£730,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£700,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

27 October 2022Most recent
£700,000
+180.0%over 22 years
25 July 2000
£250,000
+61.3%over 2 years
8 October 1997
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN3 9YW: £537,500 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in NN3 9YW

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.

On price per m², 31 Cottage Gardens stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,398

Street avg £2,344

Strongly above

Floor Area

206 m²

Street avg 179 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN3 9YW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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