12a, Market Place, Kettering, NN16 0AJ
About 12a
12a is an end-of-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 48 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (32–48 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 63). The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2022 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2021. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 48 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (39 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2021SubdivisionIn report
Conversion of first and second floor offices into 2 no. apartments
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- NK/2021/0258
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
12a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 0AJ: £221,500 (2024–2017).
Everything we know about 12a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Market Place homes
EPC Rating for 12a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 39 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Royal Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hawthorn Community Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB