Crown Apartments, Flat 4, Dryland Street, Kettering, NN16 0BE
About Crown Apartments
Crown Apartments is an end-of-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Crown Apartments, where floor areas span 22–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 17 units on file.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 17.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £103,000 in August 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Crown Apartments has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Crown Apartments's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 19 years.
£103,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2023Most recent
£103,000
+24.8%over 6 years16 December 2016
£82,500
-7.3%over 11 years3 February 2005
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 0BE: £138,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NN16 0BE
Crown Apartments, Flat 3, Dryland Street, Kettering, NN16 0BE
Sold Jul 2024
£137,500Crown Apartments, Flat 5, Dryland Street, Kettering, NN16 0BE
Sold Jul 2024
£133,000Crown Apartments, Flat 8, Dryland Street, Kettering, NN16 0BE
Sold Sept 2023
£138,000Crown Apartments, Flat 17, Dryland Street, Kettering, NN16 0BE
Sold Oct 2022
£187,500Crown Apartments, Flat 11, Dryland Street, Kettering, NN16 0BE
Sold Jul 2022
£147,500
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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 Dryland Street homes
Habitable Rooms for Crown Apartments lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,239
Street avg £1,829
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
Bus Interchange — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hawthorn Community Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB