1a, Latham Street, Brigstock, Kettering, NN14 3HD

1a is a semi-detached house in Brigstock, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 3HD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 92 m² this is the 4th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 62–168 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £249,000 sits 77.9% above the 2000 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).