45 Argyle Street, Northampton, NN5 5LJ
About 45 Argyle Street
45 Argyle Street is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 84% above the 2023 sale of £190,225. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £190,225 in February 2023.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
45 Argyle Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2023HMOFullIn report
Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 2no six bedroom Houses in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for 6 occupants in each (Amendment from WNN/2022/0472)
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- WNN/2023/0248
- Jul 2022HMOFullIn report
Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 2no four bedroom Houses in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for 4 occupants in each
Change of Use- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- WNN/2022/0472
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 45 Argyle 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 27 years.
£190,225
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2023Most recent
£190,225
+265.8%over 26 years20 February 1996
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 5LJ: £198,225 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in NN5 5LJ
Everything we know about 45 Argyle 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 Argyle Street homes
45 Argyle Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,139
Street avg £1,920
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Vicarage Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St James Church of England Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB