What kind of home is 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW last change hands?

34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW last sold for £500,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £153,500 in November 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW changed over time?

Across 4 sales between November 1999 and November 2022, 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW rose from £153,500 to £500,000, a change of £346,500. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

The current EPC rating for 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (1,313 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN3 9YW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW use?

The latest EPC at 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

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

Which area is 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW in?

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

What is crime like near 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

Police records around 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW show an average of 461 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

The closest primary school to 34 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 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW?

The closest bus stop to 34 Cottage Gardens, NN3 9YW is Cottage Gardens, 128m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£523,000

Since the 2022 sale (£500,000)+5%
Against NN3 9YW's recent median (£550,000)-5%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

122 m²

1313 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£523,000

Against its 2022 sale (£500,000)+5%
Against NN3 9YW's recent median (£550,000)-5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 34 Cottage Gardens is modelled from its 122 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NN3 9YW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
122 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2015
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in NN3 9YW
5 sales, median £550,000 (2024–2021)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Sales timeline

1 November 2022Most recent
£500,000
+47.1%over 6 years
17 December 2015
£340,000
+36.0%over 12 years
21 November 2003
£250,000
+62.9%over 4 years
10 November 1999
£153,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN3 9YW: £550,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in NN3 9YW

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 34 Cottage Gardens, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9YW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 34 Cottage Gardens

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

34 Cottage Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Billing, Northampton, Northampton (NN3 9YW). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 122 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2022 for £500,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 143.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageDouble, Detached

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2025

Current Certificate

Aug 2015

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 August 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Cottage Gardens, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9YW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 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.

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.

Price per m² for 34 Cottage Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,098

Street avg £2,305

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 183 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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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.

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Crime

461/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

Northampton AcademySecondary798m
Blackthorn Primary SchoolPrimary892m
Lings Primary SchoolPrimary906m
Lumbertubs Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

Cottage GardensBus stop128m
Wildacre DriveBus stop246m
Lingswood ParkBus stop269m
Worcester CloseBus stop352m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,722 reports37%
Anti-social Behaviour1,497 reports20%
Shoplifting674 reports9%
Criminal Damage & Arson483 reports7%

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 34 Cottage Gardens is modelled from its 122 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NN3 9YW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 34 Cottage Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 34 Cottage Gardens was lodged in August 2015 at band D and expired in August 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 34 Cottage Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from NN3 9YW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 34 Cottage Gardens is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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