What kind of home is 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH last change hands?

18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH last sold for £167,000 in September 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £74,000 in December 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between December 2001 and September 2014, 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH rose from £74,000 to £167,000, a change of £93,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The current EPC rating for 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in October 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH use?

The latest EPC at 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH in?

18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH sits in Kettering. It falls within the NN16 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

What is crime like near 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

Police records around 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 73% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The closest primary school to 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is Kettering Park Infant Academy (237m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kettering Buccleuch Academy (633m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The closest bus stop to 18 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is Park Rd, 108m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Balfour Street

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

18 Balfour Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

12 years since the last transfer (September 2014). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 35.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Balfour Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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 at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£226,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£167,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

18 September 2014Most recent
£167,000
+13.6%over 1 year
15 March 2013
£147,000
-7.3%over 5 years
20 September 2007
£158,500
+58.5%over 4 years
31 January 2003
£100,000
+35.1%over 1 year
14 December 2001
£74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9LH: £209,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in NN16 9LH

On the street

Versus other Balfour Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 18 Balfour Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,653

Street avg £1,748

On par

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

Full Kettering report

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

0.1 km

Park Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kettering Park Infant Academy. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN16 9LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.