# 15 MERTHYR ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BT

## Property details

- Slug: `64b0430` (address key hash: `64b04306c2aca23fe5188a93c90cc99e0ec0584b`)
- Postcode: NN5 7BT
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 70 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £195,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,786/m²
- Local average: £271,894 (85 sales)
- Street crime: 587 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £195,000
- Date: 2026-01-29
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 11/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £698/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0370-2622-0510-2695-7431)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-29 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | — | £195,572 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-4642-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 MERTHYR ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BT | £195,000 | 29/01/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [165049985](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/46df8bf)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £195,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-28 | £195,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £46,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £37,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 SWANSEA ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BU | £242,500 | 27/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 19 BROOK LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HL | £299,995 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 10 PEMBROKE GARDENS, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7ES | £260,000 | 19/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 8 TENNYSON CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HJ | £215,000 | 13/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 49 BROOK LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HH | £230,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 110 DALLINGTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BW | £245,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 19 BROOK LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HL | £275,000 | 31/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 96 PEMBROKE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7ER | £135,000 | 31/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 104 DALLINGTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BW | £280,000 | 28/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 19 GLEBELAND ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HA | £225,000 | 16/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 GLEBELAND GARDENS, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HE | £230,000 | 28/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 BRECON STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7DG | £184,995 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30A ABERDARE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7DA | £230,000 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 BROOK LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HL | £290,000 | 11/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 CAMROSE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7DB | £240,000 | 26/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 GLEBELAND ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7HA | £220,000 | 08/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 49 MERTHYR ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BT | £115,500 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 26 DALLINGTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BQ | £245,000 | 22/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 81 PEMBROKE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7ER | £205,500 | 17/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 73 MERTHYR ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 7BT | £103,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £223,575 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 6.3%
- **10y growth:** 27.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Northamptonshire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 43.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (West Northamptonshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £968/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,075/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,183/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Leicester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Newcombe Road, NN5 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Lower Hester St, NN2 | £1,080/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Detached House, Stanley St, NN2 | £2,700/mo | 2 | 0.56 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Hampton Street, NN1 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Glasgow St, NN5 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,436/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.59% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £242/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 179 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 174 |
| Other theft | 36 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Public order | 26 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **587** |

*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.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families | Nursery | 0.1 miles | Requires improvement — 23 Jun 2024 |
| Earl Spencer Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 4 Dec 2015 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 15 Sep 2024 |
| St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 16 Dec 2021 |
| Kings Heath Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 24 Mar 2024 |