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About 78 High Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
78 High Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Ecton, Northampton, Northampton (NN6 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £980,000 is 13.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, new windows, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold March 2022 for £864,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
78 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 78 High Street, Ecton, Northampton, NN6 0QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
78 High Street has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Jul 2020Tree WorksTreesGranted
T1 Leylandi - Section fell to ground level.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£980,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2022)
£864,500
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
78 High Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,472
Street avg £3,141
Floor Area
249 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Worlds End PH — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN6 0QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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