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Harness Cottage, Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Harness Cottage

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

Harness Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sudborough, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in April 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 506.7% above the 1999 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 66% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 3 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms1
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2019from Oct 2008
EPC improved fromF28toE47
Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
25%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £820 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Harness Cottage, Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Harness Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

Latest sale on Harness Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£182,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£30,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 April 1999Most recent

    £30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 3BT: £223,500 (2024–2003).

On the street

Versus other Brewery Yard homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Harness Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 42 (E)

Above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Harness Cottage

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

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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
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.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sudborough village DRT — bus stop.

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 3BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN14 3BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN14 3BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

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 Harness Cottage, Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.