20 West Street, Kettering, NN16 0AR
About 20 West Street
20 West Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 26.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £125,000 in January 2020.
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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
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 20 West Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Leylandii Conifer - fell
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- KET/2017/0440
- Apr 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Leylandii conifer- fell
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- KET/2014/0165
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 West Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 15 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2020Most recent
£125,000
+11.6%over 2 years10 September 2017
£112,000
+40.0%over 12 years3 December 2004
£79,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 0AR: £135,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NN16 0AR
Everything we know about 20 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
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £2,501
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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