Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blackberry Cottage, 28, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA
2 planning records
Estimated value
£470,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£390,000)+21%
- Against NN14 3AA's recent median (£480,000)-2%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Private Rental
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Our estimate
£470,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£390,000)+21%
- Against NN14 3AA's recent median (£480,000)-2%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blackberry Cottage is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in NN14 3AA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
103 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in NN14 3AA
5 sales, median £480,000 (2025–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
27 November 2020Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 3AA: £480,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in NN14 3AA
25, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA
Sold Jul 2025
£480,000Measure House, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA
Sold Jun 2025
£800,000Dukes Mill House, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA
Sold Mar 2025
£500,00027, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA
Sold Mar 2025
£375,00033, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA
Sold Mar 2025
£315,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Blackberry Cottage, 28, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- A planning decision worth checkingIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Blackberry Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blackberry Cottage is a detached house in Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 25 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 20.5% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £390,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Blackberry Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2024
Current Certificate
Oct 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 October 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blackberry Cottage, 28, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at Blackberry Cottage in 2022.
2 applications on record at Blackberry Cottage, 28, Grafton Underwood, Kettering, NN14 3AA
2decisions2extensions30documents1nearby
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, remove outhouse wall adjoining proposal, alterations to windows and doors, change of door to window on front elevation and insert two windows to south elevation of shed
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- NK/2022/0309
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2022Decision
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Blackberry Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,786
Street avg £3,637
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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.
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
Post Office — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Post OfficeBus stop84m
- Grafton Underwood village DRTBus stop185m
- 18 Geddington RoadBus stop271m
- Boughton HouseBus stop2.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,064 reports39%
- Anti-social Behaviour664 reports24%
- Other Theft186 reports7%
- Criminal Damage & Arson182 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN14 3AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Blackberry Cottage is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in NN14 3AA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Blackberry Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Blackberry Cottage was lodged in October 2014 at band D and expired in October 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Blackberry Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from NN14 3AA. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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