1 Acorn Road, Northampton, NN5 4BE
About 1 Acorn Road
1 Acorn Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Northampton (NN5 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £320,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 24.4% above the 2020 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Acorn Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Acorn Road
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
1 Acorn Road has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 13 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2020Most recent
£320,000
+8.5%over 3 years25 August 2016
£295,000
+27.7%over 4 years29 March 2012
£231,000
-1.1%over 3 years21 August 2008
£233,500
-16.6%over 1 year30 November 2006
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4BE: £325,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in NN5 4BE
Everything we know about 1 Acorn Road, 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 Acorn Road homes
On floor area, 1 Acorn Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,520
Street avg £2,729
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Old Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB