26 Byron Road, Kettering, NN16 9JU
About 26 Byron Road
26 Byron Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kettering (NN16 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £200,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Byron Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Peter Philpin Design
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01383/HFUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Byron Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Byron Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 20 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£200,000
+19.0%over 6 years20 August 2018
£168,000
+66.3%over 13 years18 March 2005
£101,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9JU: £195,000 (2022–2019).
Everything we know about 26 Byron Road, 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 Byron Road homes
26 Byron Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,299
Street avg £2,221
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
North Park Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kettering Buccleuch Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB