28 Fife Street, Northampton, NN5 5BH
About 28 Fife Street
28 Fife Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 5BH). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 109 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 46.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £159,950 in January 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
28 Fife Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
28 Fife Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 28 Fife Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£159,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 5BH: £220,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NN5 5BH
Everything we know about 28 Fife Street, 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 Fife Street homes
Floor Area for 28 Fife Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,467
Street avg £1,593
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 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
0.0 km
Vicarage Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St James Church of England Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB