# ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 516 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HQ

## Property details

- Slug: `8ca92b4` (address key hash: `8ca92b49dbe20485f955d38dab7cacfabf1b85e7`)
- Postcode: NN1 2HQ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Last sold: £100,000 Feb 2026
- Local average: £128,871 (29 sales)
- Street crime: 1095 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £100,000
- Date: 2026-02-18
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-18 | £100,000 | Flat | — | £98,957 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-81c8-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 516 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HQ | £100,000 | 18/02/2026 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87771387](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0afb55f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-04-08 | £1,100 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £100,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £156,615 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 515 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HQ | £110,000 | 11/12/2025 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 115 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HS | £105,000 | 07/01/2025 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 115 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HS | £105,000 | 07/01/2025 | Flat |
| SIGMA HOUSE G05 NARROW LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2JY | £125,000 | 11/12/2023 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 404 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HQ | £125,000 | 11/12/2023 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 211 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HS | £125,000 | 30/11/2023 | Flat |
| SIGMA HOUSE FLAT 101 NARROW LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2JY | £121,000 | 24/11/2023 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 114 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HS | £124,000 | 22/11/2023 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 216 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HS | £150,000 | 13/11/2023 | Flat |
| CROMWELL HOUSE, 20 - 24 FLAT 10 REGENT STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2LA | £131,500 | 03/11/2023 | Flat |
| DELTA HOUSE FLAT 302 ST ANDREWS STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HA | £115,000 | 13/10/2023 | Flat |
| REGENCY HOUSE, 4 FLAT 5 CHURCH LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 3NL | £135,000 | 21/07/2023 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 506 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HQ | £111,000 | 17/07/2023 | Flat |
| CROMWELL HOUSE, 20 - 24 FLAT 6 REGENT STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2LA | £122,500 | 17/07/2023 | Flat |
| REGENCY HOUSE, 4 FLAT 3 CHURCH LANE, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 3NL | £138,000 | 07/07/2023 | Flat |
| CROMWELL HOUSE, 20 - 24 FLAT 5 REGENT STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2LA | £148,500 | 23/06/2023 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT 123 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HS | £148,500 | 08/06/2023 | Flat |
| ALPHA HOUSE FLAT G1 BROAD STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HS | £140,000 | 30/05/2023 | Flat |
| ST. ANDREWS COURT FLAT 11 ST ANDREWS STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HH | £85,000 | 26/05/2023 | Flat |
| DELTA HOUSE FLAT G4 ST ANDREWS STREET, NORTHAMPTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN1 2HA | £141,000 | 06/04/2023 | Flat |

**Area average:** £125,300 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Church Lane, Northampton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8e44b10) | £125,000 | 1 | Flat | 0.08 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -1.9%
- **10y growth:** -1.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Northamptonshire; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 3.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 22.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £965/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,072/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,179/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Oriel House, NN1 | £1,095/mo | 1 | 0.04 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Hampton St, NN1 | £1,400/mo | 4 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,248/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.25% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £124,800

*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 £1,248/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 15%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £704/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 29.1%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 319 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 300 |
| Other theft | 77 |
| Public order | 64 |
| Shoplifting | 62 |
| Drugs | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Bicycle theft | 17 |
| Possession of weapons | 17 |
| Other crime | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| **Total incidents** | **1095** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| New Horizons Academy | Other | 0.1 miles | Inadequate — 24 Mar 2024 |
| Castle Academy | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 10 Jan 2017 |
| Spring Lane Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 12 Jan 2023 |
| Northampton International Academy | Other | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Progress Schools - Northamptonshire | Other | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 1 May 2024 |