2 Rectory Hill, Cranford, Kettering, NN14 4AH

2 Rectory Hill is a detached house in Cranford, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 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 £458,000 sits 94.9% above the 1999 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 71.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.