2 Ashgate Court, School Lane, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6HZ

2 Ashgate Court is a four-bedroom detached house in Rothwell, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 6HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 65 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 72.7% above the 2009 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.