1 Gifford Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DF
About 1 Gifford Lane
1 Gifford Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 55 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–212 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Sold July 2022 for £169,750. 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 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Gifford Lane's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Gifford Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Gifford Lane
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 11 years.
£169,750
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2022Most recent
£169,750
+9.3%over 3 years18 October 2018
£155,250
+24.2%over 4 years2 September 2014
£125,000
27 October 2011
£124,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4DF: £175,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NN5 4DF
7 Gifford Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DF
Sold Aug 2025
£173,00021 Gifford Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DF
Sold Jun 2025
£275,00013 Gifford Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DF
Sold Oct 2023
£241,50011 Gifford Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DF
Sold Sept 2023
£175,0005 Gifford Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DF
Sold Jun 2022
£162,000
Everything we know about 1 Gifford Lane, 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 Gifford Lane homes
On price per m², 1 Gifford Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,086
Street avg £2,637
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kent Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Upton Meadows Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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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
44.5dB