What type of property is 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ last sold for £425,000 in August 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £283,337 in September 2011. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

Across 3 sales between September 2011 and August 2025, 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ rose from £283,337 to £425,000, a change of £141,663. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The current EPC rating for 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (1,528 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 94% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN5 4DQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Solar water heating is recorded against the property. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ located?

23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ sits in Upton, Northampton, Northampton. It falls within the NN5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

Police records around 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ 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 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The closest primary school to 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is Upton Meadows Primary School (285m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Duston School (1.9km).

How well connected is 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The closest bus stop to 23 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is Square, 153m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Ashby Wood Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DQ

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

142 m²

1528 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Ashby Wood Drive

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

23 Ashby Wood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since October 2008. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £425,000. Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 55.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

23 Ashby Wood Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Jul 2021

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2021from Aug 2010

Heating Controls

Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Main SystemSolar

Hot water system upgraded

Floor Insulation

PartialInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting

17%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Renewable Energy

NoneSolar PV + Solar HW

Solar PV panels (40 kWp) and Solar water heating installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Ashby Wood Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Ashby Wood Drive 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.

Latest sale on 23 Ashby Wood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£407,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£425,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2025Most recent
£425,000
+4.9%over 3 years
14 December 2021
£405,000
+42.9%over 10 years
15 September 2011
£283,337

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4DQ: £160,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in NN5 4DQ

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On the street

Versus other Ashby Wood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 23 Ashby Wood Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,993

Street avg £1,908

Strongly above

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Upton Meadows Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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