Acre Lane, Northampton house prices are built from 227 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 10 Mar 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £161,000. Across the 10 years from 2014 to 2024 the median moved +71.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +25.9%.
Median price paid
£161,000
Change in cash, 2014–2024
+71.6%
Change in real terms
+25.9%
Median per m²
£1,778
HM Land Registry227 sales51 with floor areaLatest sale 10 Mar 2026
Section 01
How Acre Lane, Northampton prices moved
The chart tracks the median Acre Lane, Northampton house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2024. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £68,500 | £152,102 |
| 2000s | 7 | £145,000 | £264,147 |
| 2010s | 9 | £184,500 | £260,145 |
| 2020s | 5 | £293,748 | £300,133 |
The highest yearly median on record for Acre Lane, Northampton is £356,000 in 2023; the lowest is £58,500 in 1996. Across the full 29-year record the cash median has moved from £58,500 to £317,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £126,900, so the real change over the whole record is +163.3% — about +3.52% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +71.6% in cash against +25.9% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 10 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 149 | 27 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 189 | 12 Jan 2026 | Semi-detached | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 130 | 26 Nov 2025 | Semi-detached | £250,000 | £255,435 |
| 286 | 14 Nov 2025 | Terraced | £230,000 | £235,000 |
| 312 | 18 Jul 2025 | Detached | £497,500 | £508,315 |
| 146 | 27 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 175 | 15 Nov 2024 | Detached | £430,000 | £452,463 |
| 148 | 11 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £315,000 | £331,455 |
| 83 | 3 May 2024 | Detached | £340,000 | £357,761 |
| 41 | 3 May 2024 | Detached | £310,000 | £326,194 |
| 90 | 2 May 2024 | Detached | £260,550 | £274,161 |
| 304 | 2 Apr 2024 | Detached | £320,000 | £336,716 |
| 249 | 24 Jul 2023 | Detached | £285,000 | £307,931 |
| 212 | 21 Jul 2023 | Detached | £455,000 | £491,609 |
| 310 | 3 Jul 2023 | Semi-detached | £356,000 | £384,644 |
| 24 | 3 Apr 2023 | Semi-detached | £250,000 | £270,115 |
| 55 | 20 Mar 2023 | Detached | £390,000 | £421,379 |
| 2 | 31 Oct 2022 | Terraced | £200,000 | £231,717 |
| 189 | 11 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £270,000 | £312,818 |
| 229 | 24 Aug 2022 | Semi-detached | £232,000 | £268,792 |
| 125 | 9 Jun 2022 | Semi-detached | £298,000 | £345,259 |
| 146 | 20 Apr 2022 | Terraced | £235,000 | £272,268 |
| 114 | 2 Dec 2021 | Detached | £375,000 | £473,790 |
| 28 | 1 Dec 2021 | Detached | £395,000 | £499,059 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Acre Lane, Northampton values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 Acre Lane | £156,000 (2014) | £275,000 (2026) | +4.8% | +1.7% |
| 149 Acre Lane | £170,000 (2016) | £245,000 (2026) | +3.7% | +0.3% |
| 189 Acre Lane | £270,000 (2022) | £250,000 (2026) | -1.9% | -5.4% |
| 286 Acre Lane | £100,000 (2009) | £230,000 (2025) | +5.3% | +2.3% |
| 312 Acre Lane | £69,000 (1995) | £497,500 (2025) | +6.8% | +4.1% |
| 146 Acre Lane | £98,000 (2002) | £280,000 (2025) | +4.7% | +1.8% |
| 175 Acre Lane | £95,500 (1999) | £430,000 (2024) | +6.2% | +3.4% |
| 148 Acre Lane | £190,000 (2020) | £315,000 (2024) | +13.5% | +7.7% |
| 83 Acre Lane | £90,500 (2001) | £340,000 (2024) | +5.9% | +3.1% |
| 90 Acre Lane | £221,000 (2018) | £260,550 (2024) | +2.8% | -1.2% |
| 304 Acre Lane | £175,000 (2006) | £320,000 (2024) | +3.4% | +0.4% |
| 212 Acre Lane | £77,500 (1997) | £455,000 (2023) | +7.0% | +4.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Acre Lane, Northampton is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 133 | 58.6% | £169,000 | £28,500 – £497,500 |
| Semi-detached | 74 | 32.6% | £150,000 | £48,000 – £356,000 |
| Terraced | 19 | 8.4% | £168,000 | £62,995 – £280,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1 | 0.4% | £105,000 | £105,000 – £105,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Acre Lane, Northampton
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 227 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 227 | 100.0% | £161,000 |
A further 2 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Acre Lane, Northampton
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across West Northamptonshire, 49.6% of 200,029 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,503 | 0.8% |
| B | 31,909 | 16.0% |
| C | 65,754 | 32.9% |
| D | 69,165 | 34.6% |
| E | 23,959 | 12.0% |
| F | 6,212 | 3.1% |
| G | 1,527 | 0.8% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in West Northamptonshire at £1,075 a month as of Jun 2026 — £746 for a one-bedroom home and £1,157 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £161,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 8.01% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of NN2, 319 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 121 violent, 17 burglary, 20 vehicle-related and 85 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.9 times busier.
Against the 425,725 residents the 2021 census counted in West Northamptonshire, that is 0.75 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Acre Lane, Northampton
The 2021 census counted 425,725 residents in West Northamptonshire across 172,639 households. 66.4% of those households own their home and 33.5% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
15 state and independent schools have a NN2 postcode: 11 primary, 2 nursery, 2 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsthorpe College | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,415 |
| Malcolm Arnold Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,278 |
| Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School | Primary | Community school | 471 |
| Whitehills Primary School | Primary | Community school | 415 |
| All Saints CofE VA Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 402 |
| Kingsley Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 401 |
| Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School | Primary | Free schools | 401 |
| Sunnyside Primary Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 364 |
| Buckton Fields Primary School | Primary | Free schools | 289 |
| The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 282 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton Rail Station | Rail | 3.1 km |
| Long Buckby Rail Station | Rail | 13.8 km |
| Wellingborough Rail Station | Rail | 15.2 km |
| Kettering Rail Station | Rail | 18.1 km |
Section 09
How Acre Lane, Northampton compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Acre Lane, Northampton sits above that national figure — +2.2%.
Within Northampton the street ranks 1663 of 3280 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £146,001 (+10.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,778 per square metre, across 51 of the 227 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £28,500 to £497,500. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Acre Lane, Northampton sits in West Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in West Northamptonshire at 7.8 times median local earnings of £38,313 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Obelisk Rise£141,000 median
- Welford Road£178,725 median
- The Green£230,000 median
- Stanhope Road£110,250 median
- Harborough Road£141,250 median
- Boughton Green Road£130,000 median
- Ruskin Road£120,000 median
- St Andrews Road£100,000 median
- Kingsley Road£134,995 median
- St Johns Avenue£117,000 median
- Milton Street£114,000 median
- Chaucer Street£122,000 median
- Yelvertoft Road£116,500 median
- Clarence Avenue£179,000 median
- Reynard Way£144,000 median
- Baker Street£99,250 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 312 Acre Lane5 sales
- 146 Acre Lane4 sales
- 225 Acre Lane4 sales
- 280 Acre Lane3 sales
- 149 Acre Lane3 sales
- 175 Acre Lane3 sales
- 83 Acre Lane3 sales
- 125 Acre Lane3 sales
- 145 Acre Lane3 sales
- 59 Acre Lane3 sales
- 28A Acre Lane3 sales
- 251 Acre Lane3 sales
- 221 Acre Lane3 sales
- 199 Acre Lane3 sales
- 94 Acre Lane3 sales
- 79 Acre Lane3 sales
- 218 Acre Lane3 sales
- 243 Acre Lane3 sales
- 254 Acre Lane3 sales
- 215 Acre Lane3 sales
- 258 Acre Lane3 sales
- 278 Acre Lane3 sales
- 189 Acre Lane2 sales
- 286 Acre Lane2 sales
Back to Northampton house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Acre Lane, Northampton?
The median price paid in Acre Lane, Northampton across every sale on the register is £161,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Acre Lane, Northampton?
227 sales are on record for Acre Lane, Northampton, the most recent completing on 10 Mar 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Acre Lane, Northampton house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +71.6% between 2014 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +25.9%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Acre Lane, Northampton house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £356,000, set in 2023. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Acre Lane, Northampton?
£1,778 per square metre, from the 51 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 10 Mar 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Acre Lane, Northampton house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.