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.
Most recent transfer was December 2025 at £140,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 11.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 70.2% 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.
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
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 September 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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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.
2 applications on record at 20 West Street, Kettering, NN16 0AR
- Apr 2014Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 Leylandii conifer- fell
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- KET/2014/0165
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 West Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 21 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2025Most recent
£140,000
+12.0%over 5 years14 January 2020
£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: £155,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NN16 0AR
Versus other West Street homes
20 West Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,111
Street avg £2,561
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
333/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.2dB







