Forge House, Flat 3, High Street, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6LE

Forge House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rothwell, Kettering, Kettering (NN14 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. At 52 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Forge House, where floor areas span 36–62 m².

Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 53.8% above the 2004 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.