88 Brunel Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4AJ
About 88 Brunel Drive
88 Brunel Drive is a detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £319,500 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 157.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 28 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
88 Brunel Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
88 Brunel Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 25 years.
£319,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£319,500
+63.0%over 14 years25 October 2007
£196,000
+336.8%over 6 years6 March 2001
£44,873
-47.2%over 3 years28 August 1997
£84,995
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
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Brunel Drive homes
88 Brunel Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,849
Street avg £2,358
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB