30 Rockingham Road, Kettering, NN16 8JS
About 30 Rockingham Road
30 Rockingham Road is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Kettering (NN16 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 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. Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 16.3% above the 2024 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £300,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
30 Rockingham Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
- May 2017Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of first floor from office space to 5 no. one bed flats
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- KET/2017/0156
- May 2016Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of first floor from office space to 2 no. two bedroom flats and 2 no. one bedroom flats
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- KET/2016/0168
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 30 Rockingham Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 20 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2024Most recent
£300,000
+62.2%over 17 years15 August 2006
£184,995
+10.8%over 2 years5 December 2003
£167,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in NN16 8JS: £60,000 (1999–1999).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady 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
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB