4 Howard Street, Kettering, NN16 8DF
About 4 Howard Street
4 Howard Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 8DF). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £185,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Howard Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
18applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Howard Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Howard Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 28 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2022Most recent
£185,000
+873.7%over 23 years22 April 1999
£19,000
-45.7%over 4 years2 April 1995
£35,000
+84.2%27 January 1995
£19,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 8DF: £175,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NN16 8DF
Everything we know about 4 Howard 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Howard Street homes
On epc rating, 4 Howard Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,372
Street avg £1,876
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.3 km
Lidl Supermarket — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Thomas More Catholic 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
54.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB