Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Bracken Close, Kettering, NN16 9BG
Estimated value
£250,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£260,000)-4%
- Against NN16 9BG's recent median (£220,000)+14%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
57 m²
614 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£250,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£260,000)-4%
- Against NN16 9BG's recent median (£220,000)+14%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Bracken Close is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NN16 9BG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
57 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2016
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in NN16 9BG
5 sales, median £220,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£260,000
+57.6%over 4 years15 February 2017
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9BG: £220,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NN16 9BG
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Bracken Close, Kettering, NN16 9BG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Bracken Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Bracken Close is a detached house in Kettering (NN16 9BG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 115% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Bracken Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2026
Current Certificate
Aug 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 August 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Bracken Close, Kettering, NN16 9BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Bracken Close has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Bracken Close homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Bracken Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,561
Street avg £3,021
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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.
Crime
333/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Brambleside Primary SchoolPrimary526m
- Kettering Park Infant AcademyPrimary898m
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary900m
- Kettering Park Junior AcademyPrimary919m
Nearest stops
- Bracken CloseBus stop96m
- 51 Neale AvenueBus stop183m
- Mendip CloseBus stop185m
- Furnace LaneBus stop276m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,847 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,068 reports21%
- Shoplifting361 reports7%
- Criminal Damage & Arson335 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN16 9BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Bracken Close is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NN16 9BG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Bracken Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Bracken Close was lodged in August 2016 at band E and expired in August 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Bracken Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from NN16 9BG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Bracken Close is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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