7 Bern Links, Northampton, NN4 8SS

7 Bern Links is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Northampton (NN4 8SS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009.

It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 98% above the 2005 sale of £58,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.