22 Lovat Drive, Northampton, NN5 5NU
About 22 Lovat Drive
22 Lovat Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northampton (NN5 5NU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 14% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £215,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
22 Lovat Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Lovat Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 22 Lovat Drive
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.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 4 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2020Most recent
£215,000
+30.3%over 3 years3 May 2017
£164,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 5NU: £210,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NN5 5NU
Everything we know about 22 Lovat Drive, 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 Lovat Drive homes
On epc rating, 22 Lovat Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,839
Street avg £2,739
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lovat Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Lyncrest Primary School. 27 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
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB