3 Bretton Close, Northampton, NN5 6QB
About 3 Bretton Close
3 Bretton Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northampton (NN5 6QB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £290,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Bretton Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension (as amended by revised plan received on 24 September 2014).
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- N/2014/0995
- Aug 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension - Dimensions: a) 6.0m b) 2.6m c) 2.36
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PN/2014/0062
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Bretton Close
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.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 15 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2022Most recent
£290,000
+64.8%over 15 years23 March 2007
£176,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 6QB: £272,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NN5 6QB
Everything we know about 3 Bretton Close, 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 Bretton Close homes
On floor area, 3 Bretton Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,929
Street avg £2,994
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Woodley Chase — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Duston Eldean Primary School. 14 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
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB