What kind of home is 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ?

18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ sell for?

18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ last sold for £236,500 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £147,000 in June 2004, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 2004 and May 2021, 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ rose from £147,000 to £236,500, a change of £89,500. That works out to roughly +2.9% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ?

The current EPC rating for 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ?

18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN16 8LZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ use?

The latest EPC at 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ?

18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ in?

18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ sits in Kettering. It falls within the NN16 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ show an average of 333 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (22% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ?

The closest primary school to 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (904m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop Stopford School (2.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Buttermere Close, NN16 8LZ is Hospital Grounds, 320m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Buttermere Close, Kettering, NN16 8LZ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 Buttermere Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Buttermere Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Kettering (NN16 8LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 27.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 19 EPCs). Sold May 2021 for £236,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Oct 2020

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 October 2030

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Buttermere Close, Kettering, NN16 8LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Buttermere Close has no planning applications on record.

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17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£236,500

Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

9 May 2021Most recent
£236,500
+60.9%over 16 years
17 June 2004
£147,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 8LZ: £350,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in NN16 8LZ

On the street

Versus other Buttermere Close homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Buttermere Close outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,543

Street avg £2,301

Above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Kettering district page.

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Crime

333/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Hospital Grounds — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN16 8LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.9dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN16 8LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.2dB

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Common questions

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