Harness Cottage, Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT
About Harness Cottage
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).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
Harness Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Harness Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 April 1999Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 3BT: £223,500 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in NN14 3BT
4 Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT
Sold Nov 2024
£410,0002 Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT
Sold Nov 2016
£205,0001 Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT
Sold Jan 2007
£223,5003 Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT
Sold Aug 2003
£188,000The Maltings, Brewery Yard, Sudborough, Kettering, NN14 3BT
Sold Jun 2003
£366,000
Versus other Brewery Yard homes
Habitable Rooms for Harness Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB







