39 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
About 39 Black Cat Drive
39 Black Cat Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 69 m² this is the 6th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–178 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 33 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £182,500 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Black Cat Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 39 Black Cat Drive
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
39 Black Cat Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 16 years.
£182,500
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2022Most recent
£182,500
+25.0%over 7 years27 August 2015
£146,000
-13.3%over 8 years21 December 2006
£168,422
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4EA: £250,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NN5 4EA
25 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
Sold Mar 2025
£325,00041 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
Sold Oct 2023
£154,99512 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
Sold Aug 2023
£415,00035 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
Sold Jul 2022
£169,0007 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
Sold Jun 2022
£250,000
Everything we know about 39 Black Cat Drive, 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 Black Cat Drive homes
On price per m², 39 Black Cat Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,645
Street avg £2,305
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.6 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
Webb Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Upton Meadows Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB