2 Ashford Lea, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2UT

2 Ashford Lea is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Desborough, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 2UT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 51% above the 2007 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.