What kind of home is 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF last change hands?

5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF last sold for £177,500 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £150,000 in October 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

Across 2 sales between October 2017 and November 2022, 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF rose from £150,000 to £177,500, a change of £27,500. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

The current EPC rating for 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN5 4EF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF use?

The latest EPC at 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF in?

5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF sits in Northampton. It falls within the NN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

Police records around 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF 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 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

The closest primary school to 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF is Upton Meadows Primary School (422m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Duston School (2.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF?

The closest bus stop to 5 Black Cat Street, NN5 4EF is Webb Drive, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Black Cat Street, Northampton, NN5 4EF

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Black Cat Street

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

5 Black Cat Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. At 66 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 66–194 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £177,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Building

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.

5 Black Cat Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

May 2022

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Black Cat Street, Northampton, NN5 4EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Black Cat Street 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£194,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£177,500

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

11 November 2022Most recent
£177,500
+18.3%over 5 years
5 October 2017
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4EF: £212,500 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in NN5 4EF

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On the street

Versus other Black Cat Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Black Cat Street outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,689

Street avg £2,124

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly above

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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

0.1 km

Webb Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Upton Meadows Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN5 4EF 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 4EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

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