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157 Main Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6RD

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 157 Main Road

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

157 Main Road is a detached house in Duston, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 6RD). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 17.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £470,000. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

157 Main Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 157 Main Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6RD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

157 Main Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

157 Main Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£552,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£470,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2021Most recent

    £470,000

    +135.0%over 14 years

  2. 30 August 2006

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 6RD: £437,500 (2025–2024).

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What we flagged

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

157 Main Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,013

Street avg £2,673

Above

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£517k

1 Berrywood Drive

NN5 6GA

5 bed
£515k

1 Alfred Knight Close, Duston

NN5 6FB

6 bed3 bath
£504k

1 Anjou Court, New Duston

NN5 6SB

5 bed2 bath
£467k

1 Ash Tree Road, Duston

NN5 6GW

£459k

1 Berrywood Road

NN5 6JU

4 bed
£400k

1 Blossac Court

NN5 6EW

4 bed
£391k

1 Bobtail Court

NN5 6TX

5 bed
£384k

1 Bergerac Close, New Duston

NN5 6SD

4 bed
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.
Full Northampton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Harefoot Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Duston Eldean Primary School. 15 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 6RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN5 6RD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 6RD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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 157 Main Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6RD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.