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18 Bridge Road, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LF

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
107 m²
1157 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 18 Bridge Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Bridge Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Desborough, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 2LF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1157 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2005 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 89.1% above the 2005 sale of £138,000. At 107 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 27 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Bridge Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2018

Current Certificate
Nov 2008

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 November 2018

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Bridge Road, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Bridge Road has no planning applications on record.

6

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Bridge Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£261,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.9% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£138,000

Growth on file: 22.9% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 February 2005Most recent

    £138,000

    +72.5%over 2 years

  2. 20 October 2002

    £79,995

    +17.7%over 1 year

  3. 6 September 2001

    £67,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 2LF: £215,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Bridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 18 Bridge Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,284

Street avg £1,894

Below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Bridge Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£420k

1 Carriage Close, Desborough

NN14 2FA

5 bed2 bath
£290k

1 Ashbourne Drive, Desborough

NN14 2XG

4 bed
£263k

1 Buxton Drive, Desborough

NN14 2UU

3 bed1 bath
£267k

1 Bittern Close, Desborough

NN14 2GD

3 bed2 bath
£251k

1 Buttercup Road, Desborough

NN14 2JP

3 bed3 bath
£247k

1 Addison Road, Desborough

NN14 2NN

3 bed1 bath
£241k

1 Bridge Road, Desborough

NN14 2LF

3 bed1 bath
£295k

1 Cedar Close, Desborough

NN14 2XH

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Kettering district page.
Full Kettering report

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

0.2 km

Sports Ground — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Loatlands Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN14 2LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN14 2LF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN14 2LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Bridge Road, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.