1 Bobtail Court, Northampton, NN5 6TX
About 1 Bobtail Court
1 Bobtail Court is a five-bedroom detached house in Northampton (NN5 6TX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 44.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Bobtail Court's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Garage conversion
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- N/2020/0653
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Bobtail Court
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bobtail Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 11 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2015Most recent
£270,000
+1.9%over 9 years3 February 2006
£265,000
+9.1%over 1 year21 October 2004
£243,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 6TX: £240,000 (2025–2010).
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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 Bobtail Court homes
Habitable Rooms for 1 Bobtail Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,888
Street avg £2,311
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Markham Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hopping Hill Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB