38 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA
About 38 Somerset Drive
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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Dec 2019Garage ConversionFullIn 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
- Oct 2017Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing double garage into 1 bedroom Granny Annexe
Annex- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- N/2017/1056
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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 Somerset Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 7 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£590,000
+47.5%over 6 years19 August 2015
£399,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 6FA: £303,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NN5 6FA
4 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA
Sold Aug 2025
£303,00039 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA
Sold Nov 2024
£500,00059 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA
Sold May 2024
£298,00051 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA
Sold May 2023
£310,00020 Somerset Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6FA
Sold Nov 2022
£325,000
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

Versus other Somerset Drive homes
38 Somerset Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,533
Street avg £2,753
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB