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26 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Chestnut Drive

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

26 Chestnut Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Desborough, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 2TP). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 70).

A recent sale: £372,500 in September 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2012. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 26 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP

1decisions1extensions6documents7nearby
  1. Aug 2012
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Convert garage to habitable room

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    KET/2012/0430
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

26 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£370,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£372,500

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2025Most recent

    £372,500

    +65.6%over 11 years

  2. 10 April 2014

    £225,000

    +7.1%over 5 years

  3. 29 June 2008

    £210,000

  4. 22 June 2006

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 2TP: £280,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Chestnut Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,680

Street avg £2,349

Above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£395k

1 Carriage Close, Desborough

NN14 2FA

5 bed2 bath
£290k

1 Ashbourne Drive, Desborough

NN14 2XG

4 bed
£305k

1 Cedar Close, Desborough

NN14 2XH

3 bed2 bath
£301k

1 Birchvale Court, Desborough

NN14 2UY

3 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Bestwood Close, Desborough

NN14 2TY

3 bed
£268k

1 Buxton Drive, Desborough

NN14 2UU

3 bed1 bath
£267k

1 Bittern Close, Desborough

NN14 2GD

3 bed2 bath
£245k

1 Buttercup Road, Desborough

NN14 2JP

3 bed3 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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Red Wood Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Havelock Junior School. 7 schools nearby.

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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 2TP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN14 2TP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN14 2TP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

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