30 Compton Way, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0PL

30 Compton Way is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Earls Barton, Northampton, Northampton (NN6 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–154 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to A, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 95). The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 74.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £116,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.