What type of property is 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR last sold for £356,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £93,000 in June 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

Across 3 sales between June 2001 and September 2022, 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR rose from £93,000 to £356,000, a change of £263,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

The current EPC rating for 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (1,636 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN16 9AR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR is in council tax band D.

Where is 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR located?

3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR sits in Kettering. It falls within the NN16 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

Police records around 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 73% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

The closest primary school to 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR is Brambleside Primary School (701m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kettering Buccleuch Academy (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR?

The closest bus stop to 3 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AR is 51 Neale Avenue, 118m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Blandford Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9AR

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

152 m²

1636 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Blandford Avenue

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

3 Blandford Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Kettering (NN16 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 152 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £356,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Blandford Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2022

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2022from May 2009

Windows

PoorAverage

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

20%65%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Blandford Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Blandford Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

14applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

3 Blandford Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£365,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£356,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

11 September 2022Most recent
£356,000
+58.2%over 7 years
12 December 2014
£225,000
+141.9%over 13 years
3 June 2001
£93,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9AR: £310,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in NN16 9AR

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On the street

Versus other Blandford Avenue homes

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

3 Blandford Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,342

Street avg £1,896

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Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below

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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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

51 Neale Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Brambleside Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN16 9AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for NN16 9AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

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FAQ

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