4 Abbots Way, Northampton, NN5 5DB

4 Abbots Way is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 5DB). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 165.1% above the 2009 sale of £107,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 28.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 118 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).