What kind of home is 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA last sold for £240,000 in February 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £212,500 in December 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

Across 3 sales between December 2005 and February 2015, 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA rose from £212,500 to £240,000, a change of £27,500. That works out to roughly +1.3% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

The current EPC rating for 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in January 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 65 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA use?

The latest EPC at 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA is in council tax band D.

Which area is 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA in?

9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN5 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

What is crime like near 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

Police records around 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA 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 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

The closest primary school to 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA is Upton Meadows Primary School (419m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Duston School (2.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA?

The closest bus stop to 9 Black Cat Drive, NN5 4EA is Webb Drive, 177m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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9 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 Black Cat Drive

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

9 Black Cat Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 33.7% above the 2015 sale price.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

Heating systemElectric
Period featuresYes
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.

9 Black Cat Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2025

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 4EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Black Cat 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.

9 Black Cat Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£240,000

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

13 February 2015Most recent
£240,000
+2.1%over 7 years
20 December 2007
£235,000
+10.6%over 2 years
9 December 2005
£212,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4EA: £182,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in NN5 4EA

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On the street

Versus other Black Cat Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Black Cat Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,860

Street avg £1,878

On par

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 138 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

Webb Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Upton Meadows Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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