Detached

5 HUNSBURY CLOSE

NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9UE

£512,500

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View NN4 9UE

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Unknown 0.1 miles
Shop The Hill Shop 0.3 miles
University University of Northampton Innovation Centre 1.5 miles
Train station Northampton 1.6 miles
Hospital St Matthews Hospital 3.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

5

Bathrooms

3

Floor area

165 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£512,500 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,106/m²

Local average

£436,622 (84 sales)

Street crime

136 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 30/09/2022

Expiry date: 29/09/2032

Current heating cost: £815/year

Potential heating cost: £683/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,525

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£25)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 27/01/2026 £512,500 Detached — £513,010 to April 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £512,500
listed 18/12/2024 £550,000
sold 01/01/2015 £390,000

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
4 HAWKRIDGE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9YP £342,000 18/12/2025 Detached
31 HAWKRIDGE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9YP £326,500 05/11/2025 Detached
41 AVIEMORE GARDENS, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XJ £325,000 26/09/2023 Detached
42 HUNSBURY CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9UE £705,000 21/08/2023 Detached
33 LISTER DRIVE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XE £490,000 06/07/2023 Detached
37 HUNSBURY CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9UE £645,000 22/06/2023 Detached
12 AVIEMORE GARDENS, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XJ £460,000 25/05/2023 Detached
4 TALL TREES CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XZ £406,000 04/05/2023 Detached
17 HAWKRIDGE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9YP £278,000 09/12/2022 Detached
22 LISTER DRIVE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XE £605,000 08/12/2022 Detached
29 AVIEMORE GARDENS, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XJ £445,000 24/11/2022 Detached
48 ICKNIELD DRIVE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9YS £390,000 21/10/2022 Detached
9 LISTER DRIVE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XE £700,000 14/09/2022 Detached
3 HUNSBURY CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9UE £713,000 09/09/2022 Detached
33 HAWKRIDGE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9YP £370,500 26/08/2022 Detached
6 TALL TREES CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XZ £310,000 29/07/2022 Detached
3 TALL TREES CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XZ £520,000 15/07/2022 Detached
8 TALL TREES CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9XZ £360,000 04/03/2022 Detached
24 ICKNIELD DRIVE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9YS £404,000 01/03/2022 Detached
14 HAWKRIDGE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN4 9YP £275,000 31/01/2022 Detached

Area average: £453,500 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 9.6%
10y growth 36.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): West Northamptonshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.3%
5y (index) 17.4%
10y (index) 36.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for West Northamptonshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £965/mo
Realistic £1,072/mo
Optimistic £1,179/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Northamptonshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Grantham & Newark: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Haselrig Square, NN4 £1,050/mo 2 0.39 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Haselrig Square, NN4 £1,200/mo 3 0.39 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Detached House, Hunsbury Green, NN4 £1,350/mo 3 0.43 miles OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Braunston Close, NN4 £1,350/mo 3 0.48 miles OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Hunsbarrow Road, NN4 £1,750/mo 4 0.58 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Detached House, Windlass Close, NN4 £1,550/mo 3 0.58 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Woodpecker Way, NN4 £825/mo 1 0.59 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Denston Close, NN4 £1,300/mo 3 0.71 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Denston Close, NN4 £1,400/mo 3 0.71 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,308/mo (9 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.26%
Max investor price (0.8%) £168,750
Target investor price (1%) £135,000
Gross yield 3.2%
Cost-to-rent ratio 31.6×
Monthly cashflow £-828/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -6.7%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Anti-social behaviour 46
Violence and sexual offences 37
Public order 14
Criminal damage and arson 10
Vehicle crime 10
Other theft 9
Burglary 3
Bicycle theft 2
Other crime 2
Possession of weapons 2
Drugs 1
Total incidents 136

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Hunsbury Park Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 13 Nov 2022
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary 0.7 miles Outstanding — 15 Jan 2023
Gloucester Nursery School Nursery 0.7 miles Outstanding — 20 Dec 2013
Simon de Senlis Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Outstanding — 7 May 2024
Delapre Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 1 Jul 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued Work completed Windows Doors
20/11/2017 26/10/2017 4 2
12/12/2016 10/11/2016 3 1
16/05/2016 20/04/2016 11 3