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Hill Cottage, Chapel Lane, Denford, Kettering, NN14 4EA

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hill Cottage

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

Hill Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Denford, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (185 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 21.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 113.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £347,500.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront
  • DrivewayYes
  • Corner plotYes
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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.

Hill Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hill Cottage, Chapel Lane, Denford, Kettering, NN14 4EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hill Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£423,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£347,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2020Most recent

    £347,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN14 4EA: £300,000 (2024–2011).

On the street

Versus other Chapel Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hill Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,278

Street avg £2,200

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 163 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Hill Cottage

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£429k

1 Bridge Street, Thrapston

NN14 4JW

4 bed2 bath
£361k

1 Ablett Close, Thrapston

NN14 4QJ

4 bed
£342k

1 Baker Court, Thrapston

NN14 4XA

4 bed
£331k

1 Ash Court, Thrapston

NN14 4LP

4 bed2 bath
£298k

1 Barnwell Close, Thrapston

NN14 4UY

4 bed
£431k

1 Brambleside, Thrapston

NN14 4PY

3 bed2 bath
£388k

1 Bonsor Gardens, Ringstead

NN14 4QW

3 bed2 bath
£361k

1 Blackbridge Court, Thrapston

NN14 4FG

3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Kettering report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

(Denford) The Cock Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Ringstead Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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 4EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN14 4EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN14 4EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

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 Hill Cottage, Chapel Lane, Denford, Kettering, NN14 4EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.