3 Acre Street, Kettering, NN16 0HX
About 3 Acre Street
3 Acre Street is a mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 0HX). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in March 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 428.1% above the 1997 sale of £32,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 70.5% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 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
3 Acre Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 1997Most recent
£32,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 0HX: £124,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in NN16 0HX
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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 Acre Street homes
Price per m² for 3 Acre Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£379
Street avg £1,484
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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