8 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
About 8 Black Cat Drive
8 Black Cat Drive is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
At 157 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 32 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 14% above the 2017 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Black Cat Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2020HMOFullIn report
Change of Use from 6 Bed House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to 8 bed House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)
- Documents
- 98 docs on file
- Reference
- N/2019/1566
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 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
8 Black Cat Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 10 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2017Most recent
£300,000
-3.2%26 June 2017
£310,000
+18.3%over 1 year30 September 2015
£262,000
+9.2%over 5 years8 March 2010
£240,000
-15.3%over 2 years27 September 2007
£283,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4EA: £182,500 (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
£415,00039 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
Sold Nov 2022
£182,50035 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA
Sold Jul 2022
£169,000
Everything we know about 8 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
8 Black Cat Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,911
Street avg £1,875
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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