61 Duston Road, Northampton, NN5 5AR
About 61 Duston Road
61 Duston Road is a semi-detached house in Northampton (NN5 5AR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 93.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £187,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
61 Duston Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.8% per year over 2 years.
£187,000
Growth on file: 14.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2023Most recent
£187,000
+38.5%over 2 years4 December 2020
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 5AR: £271,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in NN5 5AR
Everything we know about 61 Duston Road, 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 Duston Road homes
61 Duston Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,452
Street avg £2,497
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ellesmere Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lyncrest Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB