16 Ash Grove, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LD
About 16 Ash Grove
16 Ash Grove is a semi-detached house in Desborough, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 2LD). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a C (score 72). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 553.3% above the 1998 sale of £37,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 73.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 June 2036
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Planning history
16 Ash Grove has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Ash Grove's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£37,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 1998Most recent
£37,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 2LD: £231,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NN14 2LD
29 Ash Grove, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LD
Sold Sept 2025
£225,0002 Ash Grove, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LD
Sold Aug 2025
£255,0006 Ash Grove, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LD
Sold Oct 2024
£215,00026 Ash Grove, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LD
Sold Feb 2023
£245,00018 Ash Grove, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LD
Sold Sept 2022
£231,000
Versus other Ash Grove homes
On price per m², 16 Ash Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£323
Street avg £1,725
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
172/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ash Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Loatlands Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







