18 West Street, Kettering, NN16 0AR
About 18 West Street
18 West Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 14.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £122,500 in September 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Leylandii conifer - fell
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- KET/2017/0570
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
18 West Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 19 years.
£122,500
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2023Most recent
£122,500
+53.1%over 19 years17 June 2004
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 0AR: £135,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NN16 0AR
Everything we know about 18 West Street, 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 West Street homes
On floor area, 18 West Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,849
Street avg £2,491
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
The Royal Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.2dB