What kind of home is 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL?

17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL sell for?

17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL last sold for £227,500 in February 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £65,500 in January 1997, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 1997 and February 2012, 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL rose from £65,500 to £227,500, a change of £162,000. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in October 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL?

17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,439 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 63% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN16 9BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL use?

The latest EPC at 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL had any planning applications?

17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2021 under ref. NK/2021/0550. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL?

17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL in?

17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL sits in Kettering. It falls within the NN16 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL?

Police records around 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL 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 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL?

The closest primary school to 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL is Brambleside Primary School (441m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kettering Buccleuch Academy (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL?

The closest bus stop to 17 Bramble Close, NN16 9BL is Bracken Close, 186m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Bramble Close, Kettering, NN16 9BL

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

134 m²

1438 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Bramble Close

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

17 Bramble Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Kettering (NN16 9BL). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1438 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in February 2012. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 46.4% above the 2012 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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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.

17 Bramble Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2021

Current Certificate

Oct 2011

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 October 2021

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bramble Close, Kettering, NN16 9BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bramble Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 17 Bramble Close, Kettering, NN16 9BL

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Aug 2021
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
NK/2021/0550
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£333,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£227,500

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

24 February 2012Most recent
£227,500
+247.3%over 15 years
31 January 1997
£65,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9BL: £276,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in NN16 9BL

On the street

Versus other Bramble Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Bramble Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,702

Street avg £2,546

Strongly below

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

333/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bracken Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Brambleside Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN16 9BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.4dB

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