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70 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
168 m²
1810 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 70 Brunel Drive

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

70 Brunel Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1810 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 24.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £320,000.

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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
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

70 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70 Brunel Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    N/2005/0017
    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 1997.

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£320,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 2018Most recent

    £320,000

    +113.3%over 16 years
  2. 19 August 2002

    £150,000

    +51.5%over 5 years
  3. 10 July 1997

    £98,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4AJ: £385,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Brunel Drive homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 70 Brunel Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,903

Street avg £2,427

Below

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.8 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

0.1 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 4AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN5 4AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

Low
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 70 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.