What kind of home is 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ sell for?

51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ last sold for £299,995 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £249,950 in June 2009, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2009 and October 2021, 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ rose from £249,950 to £299,995, a change of £50,045. That works out to roughly +1.5% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The current EPC rating for 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. It has dropped from a B recorded in October 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,195 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN5 4DQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ use?

The latest EPC at 51 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 is the council tax band for 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ in?

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

Is 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ in a safe area?

Police records around 51 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.

What schools are near 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The closest primary school to 51 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).

What transport links are near 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The closest bus stop to 51 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is Square, 153m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

111 m²

1195 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 51 Ashby Wood Drive

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

51 Ashby Wood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 17.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £299,995 in October 2021. 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

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingYes

Building

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2020

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2020from Oct 2008

EPC improved fromB84toC79

Low Energy Lighting

12%71%

More low energy lighting installed

Renewable Energy

NoneSolar HW

Solar water heating installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 51 Ashby Wood Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

51 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.

51 Ashby Wood Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£299,995

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

24 October 2021Most recent
£299,995
+20.0%over 12 years
29 June 2009
£249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4DQ: £221,500 (2025–2021).

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.

51 Ashby Wood Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,703

Street avg £1,938

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 118 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Clickers Drive

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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70 dB

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