What type of property is 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN?

31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN sell for?

31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN last sold for £216,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £145,000 in November 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 2006 and May 2022, 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN rose from £145,000 to £216,000, a change of £71,000. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN?

The current EPC rating for 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN?

31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN5 4BN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN heated?

The latest EPC at 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN?

31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN located?

31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN5 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

What is crime like near 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN?

Police records around 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN?

The closest primary school to 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN is St Luke's Church of England Primary School (421m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Duston School (727m).

How well connected is 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN?

The closest bus stop to 31 Bowling Green Lane, NN5 4BN is Old Hospital, 145m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Bowling Green Lane, Northampton, NN5 4BN

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 31 Bowling Green Lane

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

31 Bowling Green Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Northampton (NN5 4BN). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 13.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 110.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £216,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle

Building

TenureFreehold
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.

31 Bowling Green Lane's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Bowling Green Lane, Northampton, NN5 4BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Bowling Green Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

13applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£246,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£216,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

10 May 2022Most recent
£216,000
+35.0%over 7 years
2 September 2014
£160,000
+10.3%over 7 years
8 November 2006
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4BN: £262,000 (2022–2017).

Nearby sales in NN5 4BN

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On the street

Versus other Bowling Green Lane homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

31 Bowling Green Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,320

Street avg £2,042

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

Full Northampton report

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

0.1 km

Old Hospital — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN5 4BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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