16 Faraday Close, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AE
About 16 Faraday Close
16 Faraday Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (28–122 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 128.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £145,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
16 Faraday Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Faraday Close
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2022Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4AE: £248,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NN5 4AE
14 Faraday Close, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AE
Sold Oct 2025
£121,00021 Faraday Close, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AE
Sold Jun 2025
£248,00025 Faraday Close, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AE
Sold Oct 2024
£272,50015 Faraday Close, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AE
Sold Aug 2024
£250,00019 Faraday Close, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AE
Sold Aug 2023
£215,000
Everything we know about 16 Faraday Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Faraday Close homes
16 Faraday Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,179
Street avg £2,891
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 34 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Webb Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Upton Meadows Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB