9 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP
About 9 Chestnut Drive
9 Chestnut Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Desborough, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 2TP). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1358 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since July 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 72.8% above the 2011 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. At 126 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 21 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
9 Chestnut Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 April 2019
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Planning history
9 Chestnut Drive 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
9 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 8 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2011Most recent
£180,000
+9.1%over 8 years5 June 2003
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 2TP: £297,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NN14 2TP
26 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP
Sold Sept 2025
£372,5001 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP
Sold Apr 2025
£275,00021 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP
Sold Nov 2024
£297,50037 Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP
Sold Feb 2023
£375,00024a, Chestnut Drive, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2TP
Sold Nov 2022
£260,000
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
Price per m² for 9 Chestnut Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,427
Street avg £2,457
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Red Wood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Havelock Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







