26 Albion Road, Kettering, NN16 9DX
About 26 Albion Road
26 Albion Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Kettering (NN16 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 61 m² this is the 12th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 39.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £83,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
26 Albion Road 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.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 19 years.
£83,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£83,000
+20.3%over 10 years17 December 2010
£69,000
+46.8%over 9 years7 December 2001
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9DX: £125,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NN16 9DX
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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 Albion Road homes
26 Albion Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,361
Street avg £1,510
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dryden Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB