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18 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AF

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
143 m²
1535 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Brunel Drive

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

18 Brunel Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1535 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 62.4% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. At 143 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 36 EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (July 2011).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Brunel Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Brunel Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

13applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 July 2011Most recent

    £250,000

    +121.2%over 13 years

  2. 7 November 1997

    £112,995

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

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Everything we know about 18 Brunel Drive, 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
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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.

Floor Area for 18 Brunel Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,754

Street avg £2,629

Strongly below

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£410k

1 Burdock Gardens

NN5 4AW

4 bed2 bath
£397k

1 Brunel Drive, Upton

NN5 4AF

4 bed
£418k

1 Clickers Mews

NN5 4EE

4 bed3 bath
£444k

1 Camelot Way

NN5 4BG

4 bed
£365k

1 Black Cat Drive

NN5 4EA

4 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Clickers Place

NN5 4EB

4 bed2 bath
£476k

1 Bassett Lowke Drive, Upton

NN5 4AN

4 bed2 bath
£345k

1 Baird Avenue, Upton

NN5 4AD

4 bed
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.
Full Northampton report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for NN5 4AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.