15 Bordeaux Close, Northampton, NN5 6YR

15 Bordeaux Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 6YR). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 380% above the 1999 sale of £37,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 62.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 60 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 43 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.