7 Lime Farm Way, Great Houghton, Northampton, NN4 7AQ

7 Lime Farm Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Houghton, Northampton, Northampton (NN4 7AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £558,000 sits 77.1% above the 2009 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 26.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.