What kind of home is 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT?

231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT last change hands?

231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT last sold for £238,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £51,000 in May 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT changed over time?

Across 4 sales between May 1995 and January 2022, 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT rose from £51,000 to £238,000, a change of £187,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT?

The current EPC rating for 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in November 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT?

231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,109 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN16 9AT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT use?

The latest EPC at 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT?

231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT is in council tax band C.

Which area is 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT in?

231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT sits in Kettering. It falls within the NN16 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

What is crime like near 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT?

Police records around 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT 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.

What schools are near 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT?

The closest primary school to 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT is Brambleside Primary School (281m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kettering Buccleuch Academy (808m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT?

The closest bus stop to 231 Blandford Avenue, NN16 9AT is Brambleside Court, 110m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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231 Blandford Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9AT

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 231 Blandford Avenue

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

231 Blandford Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kettering (NN16 9AT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 14.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 33.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £238,000. 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
Dining roomYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2024

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 231 Blandford Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

231 Blandford Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

14 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.

Price for 231 Blandford Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£238,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

20 January 2022Most recent
£238,000
+20.5%over 5 years
26 February 2016
£197,500
+99.5%over 13 years
29 November 2002
£99,000
+94.1%over 7 years
2 May 1995
£51,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9AT: £310,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in NN16 9AT

On the street

Versus other Blandford Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 231 Blandford Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,311

Street avg £2,317

On par

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Brambleside Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 9AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN16 9AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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