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Top tips for a Northampton Home Buyers Survey
Northampton is the county town of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands region of England. Signs of settlement there date back at least to the Bronze Age. Northampton Castle was built in 1084.
The town grew when the Grand Union Canal was created and more so when the railway arrived in the 19th century and there are period properties still standing from these times. Much council housing was built in the 1920s and 1930s largely to the east, north and south of the town, including Abington, Far Cotton, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe and Dallington.
More housing was built in the 1970s and 1980s in Lumbertubs, Moulton Park and Round Spinney to the east, followed by Briar Hill, Camp Hill and East and West Hunsbury in the south of the town. Housing has increase further since the turn of the Millennium.
New build developments can be found in Hardingstone, Wooton, Moulton and Buckton Fields, of various types of dwelling, particularly detached houses.
The town grew when the Grand Union Canal was created and more so when the railway arrived in the 19th century and there are period properties still standing from these times. Much council housing was built in the 1920s and 1930s largely to the east, north and south of the town, including Abington, Far Cotton, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe and Dallington.
More housing was built in the 1970s and 1980s in Lumbertubs, Moulton Park and Round Spinney to the east, followed by Briar Hill, Camp Hill and East and West Hunsbury in the south of the town. Housing has increase further since the turn of the Millennium.
New build developments can be found in Hardingstone, Wooton, Moulton and Buckton Fields, of various types of dwelling, particularly detached houses.
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Properties built in Northampton which are in close proximity to the River Nene, in streets such as Greenwood Road and Stanley Road, are in an area where flood warnings and alerts are issued from time to time. If you are concerned that a property you are looking to buy is in a flood risk area, you should consider getting a flood risk report (click for more details). | According to the UK Government's Public Health England, some parts of Northampton, including streets such as Thirlestane Road and Delapre Street, are in a raised radon area, with properties built there having a higher probability than average of experiencing ground Radon emissions. The raised Radon area has a maximum radon potential of greater than 30% (the percentage is the chance of a property being built where Radon emissions might measure above the action level). If you are concerned that a property you are buying is in an area of raised Radon, please click to visit Public Health England's UK Radon Map. Click also to find out more about Radon, Radon property searches and much more. | Wind energy is one of several alternative energy sources; however, location of wind farms or turbines can be contentious due to visual and auditory impact on the surrounding area. A recent Environmental Search indicated that a property on Syers Green Close, Long Buckby, Northampton, NN6 7QW, was found to be within 4km of existing or proposed wind farms or wind turbines. |
Listed Building Survey Northampton
We have local RICS Listed Building Surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Northampton. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Northampton
We have completed HomeBuyer Reports and Building Surveys near you:
- Raeburn Road, Northampton NN2 7EP
- 11 Northampton Road, Northampton, NN7 2PF
- 34 Thornhill, Northampton, NN4 8SN
- Church Lane Cottage, 27 Church Lane, Little Billingham, Northampton, NN3 9AF
- 20 St Giles' St, Northampton NN1 1AF
Building Survey Northampton Planning
You can review what planning applications have been granted or denied for properties in your area by contacting Northampton Borough Council at The Guildhall, St Giles' St, Northampton NN1 1DE, telephone 0300 330 7000, or you can check the local authority website.
Read the following article if you are thinking about building an extension.
Local Building Survey Northampton
Our Building Surveyors specialise in the local area and have completed house surveys in Church Brampton, Boughton, Moulton Park, Roade, Kislingbury, East Dulwich and Cogenhoe.
We work with specialist RICS Building Surveyors to undertake Home Buyers Surveys in Northampton. Whether you are buying an old run down 'doer upper' or standard construction freehold house, our RICS surveyors have seen them all.
With a vast number of years of experience completing building surveys on properties in Northampton we'll be able to give you the detailed Northampton HomeBuyers report that you will need to know and what defects there are with your property.
Home Buyers Survey - What does it cover?
A Home Buyers Survey is completed by a qualified RICS surveyor and delivers a visual inspection of the property in Northampton and the surrounding garden. The aim of the survey, whether a Building Survey (which used to be known as a Full Structural Survey) or a HomeBuyers Report, is to identify potential risks or defects that you may not know are there such as cracks or damage to the structure of the property, subsidence, damp and infestations.
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Level 2 HomeBuyer Report with a Valuation
A HomeBuyer Report, also known as a Home Buyers Survey, is generally suitable for:
- Bungalows
- Flats
- Standard construction houses
The majority of Northampton's leasehold flats require only a RICS HomeBuyer Report but for any Victorian conversions, a Building Survey may well be required.
Level 3 RICS Building Survey
A Building Survey is the most comprehensive visual inspection a RICS surveyor can provide on a property in Northampton. It is suitable for:
- complex buildings, for example those that have been extensively extended and altered
- unique or older historic properties
- properties in poor condition; or
- those where the client is planning to carry out extensive repair and refurbishment work.
Speak to one of our team on 0333 344 3234 to find out if your property suits a RICS Building Survey, or read our article Which Home Buyers Survey suits your property .
