5 Barring Street, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DD

5 Barring Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–229 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 29 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 28 EPCs).