74 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ
About 74 Brunel Drive
74 Brunel Drive is a detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 141 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 sits 226.2% above the 1997 sale of £125,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 41.1% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
74 Brunel Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
74 Brunel Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 74 Brunel Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
74 Brunel Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 July 1997Most recent
£125,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4AJ: £385,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NN5 4AJ
82 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ
Sold Jul 2024
£353,000113 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ
Sold Nov 2023
£360,000109 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ
Sold Aug 2023
£565,00066 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ
Sold Oct 2022
£385,000107 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ
Sold Aug 2022
£435,000
Everything we know about 74 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
Versus other Brunel Drive homes
EPC Rating for 74 Brunel Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£894
Street avg £2,463
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB