Skip to content

38 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA

EPC B2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
167 m²
1798 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Somerset Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

38 Somerset Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Duston, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 6FA). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £590,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 38 Somerset Drive

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Dec 2019
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Conversion of existing double garage to 1no one bedroom flat, new driveway for parking for number 38 and 1.8m high fencing

    Subdivision
    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    N/2019/1409
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2017
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Conversion of existing double garage into 1 bedroom Granny Annexe

    Annex
    Documents
    25 docs on file
    Reference
    N/2017/1056
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 38 Somerset 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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 38 Somerset Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£599,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£590,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 July 2022Most recent

    £590,000

    +47.5%over 6 years
  2. 19 August 2015

    £399,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 6FA: £303,000 (2025–2023).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 38 Somerset 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
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Somerset Drive homes

Four headline reads against 51 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

38 Somerset Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,533

Street avg £2,753

Strongly above

Floor Area

167 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northampton district page.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Hawkstone Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Millway Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN5 6FA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN5 6FA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 6FA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.