18 Acre Street, Kettering, NN16 0HX
About 18 Acre Street
18 Acre Street is a semi-detached house in Kettering (NN16 0HX). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–87 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 206.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sale on file: £115,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
18 Acre Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 Acre Street 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
18 Acre Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 7 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2022Most recent
£115,000
+30.7%over 4 years29 June 2017
£88,000
+35.5%over 2 years20 January 2015
£64,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 0HX: £124,000 (2023–2014).
Everything we know about 18 Acre 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 Acre Street homes
Floor Area for 18 Acre Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
30 m²
Street avg 37 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
(Kettering) The Warren PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB