What kind of home is 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH last sold for £250,000 in June 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £20,000 in February 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH changed over time?

Across 4 sales between February 1996 and June 2025, 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH rose from £20,000 to £250,000, a change of £230,000. That works out to roughly +9% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The current EPC rating for 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in October 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NN16 9LH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH use?

The latest EPC at 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH had any planning applications?

21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH has council approval for side and rear extension granted in November 2014 under ref. KET/2014/0698. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

21 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 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH in?

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

Is 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH in a safe area?

Police records around 21 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 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The closest primary school to 21 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.

How well connected is 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The closest bus stop to 21 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is Park Rd, 108m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Balfour Street

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

21 Balfour Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

A recent sale: £250,000 in June 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 66.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
LoftYes
FireplaceYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2024

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2024from Jul 2010

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

77%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Balfour Street has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 21 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH

1decisions1extensions5documents14nearby

Nov 2014
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
KET/2014/0698
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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.

Latest sale on 21 Balfour Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£250,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

5 June 2025Most recent
£250,000
+118.3%over 14 years
14 January 2011
£114,500
+152.8%over 12 years
2 November 1998
£45,300
+126.5%over 2 years
16 February 1996
£20,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9LH: £180,000 (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.

Years Held for 21 Balfour Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,294

Street avg £1,726

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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Common questions

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