What type of property is 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF?

17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF?

17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF last sold for £310,000 in August 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £89,995 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and August 2018, 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF rose from £89,995 to £310,000, a change of £220,005. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF?

The current EPC rating for 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF?

17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (1,313 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF?

17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF is in council tax band E.

Where is 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF located?

17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF sits in Upton, Northampton, Northampton. It falls within the NN5 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF?

The closest primary school to 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF is Upton Meadows Primary School (214m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Duston School (1.9km).

How well connected is 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF?

The closest bus stop to 17 Brunel Drive, NN5 4AF is Millway, 310m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AF

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

122 m²

1313 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Brunel Drive

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

17 Brunel Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 30% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £310,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Brunel Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Brunel Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

13applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Brunel Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£403,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£310,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

23 August 2018Most recent
£310,000
+44.2%over 13 years
21 July 2005
£215,000
+138.9%over 8 years
23 July 1996
£89,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4AF: £380,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in NN5 4AF

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On the street

Versus other Brunel Drive homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Brunel Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,541

Street avg £2,607

On par

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 108 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Millway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Upton Meadows Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN5 4AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4AF

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