26a, Flat 5, Rockingham Road, Kettering, NN16 8JS
About 26a
26a is a mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in 26a, where floor areas span 41–56 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 61). The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 September 2027
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 26a, Flat 5, Rockingham Road, Kettering, NN16 8JS
- Jan 2016Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use of first floor from office space to 6 no. 1 bedroom flats
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- KET/2015/0981
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseMay 2017Decision
- Change of UseMay 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
26a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in NN16 8JS: £184,995 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in NN16 8JS
Versus other Rockingham Road homes
On epc rating, 26a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
333/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dryden Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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