4 Bracken Close, Kettering, NN16 9BG
About 4 Bracken Close
4 Bracken Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Kettering (NN16 9BG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 106.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Bracken Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 3 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
12 June 2022Most recent
£245,000
+21.0%over 3 years22 February 2019
£202,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9BG: £220,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NN16 9BG
Everything we know about 4 Bracken Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bracken Close homes
4 Bracken Close outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £3,035
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
Bracken Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Brambleside Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB