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8 Skinner Avenue, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AG

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 8 Skinner Avenue

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

8 Skinner Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4AG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

8 years since the last transfer (December 2017). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 21% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 160.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Skinner Avenue, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    N/2017/1022
    View planning record
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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 grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£195,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 December 2017Most recent

    £195,000

    +34.5%over 10 years
  2. 15 December 2006

    £145,000

    +14.6%over 1 year
  3. 16 June 2005

    £126,500

    +62.2%over 4 years
  4. 7 June 2001

    £77,995

    +62.0%over 2 years
  5. 16 February 1999

    £48,143

    -17.0%over 2 years
  6. 11 July 1996

    £58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4AG: £255,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Skinner Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Skinner Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,482

Street avg £2,788

Above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

On par
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.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Millway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Upton Meadows Primary School. 23 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 4AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN5 4AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

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 8 Skinner Avenue, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.