What type of property is 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

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

When did 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH last change hands?

8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH last sold for £217,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £185,000 in December 2021. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is G with a score of 20 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

8 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.

Where is 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH located?

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

Is 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH in a safe area?

Police records around 8 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.

Which schools serve 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The closest primary school to 8 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 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH?

The closest bus stop to 8 Balfour Street, NN16 9LH is Park Rd, 108m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 20

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Balfour Street

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

8 Balfour Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £217,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms2

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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.

8 Balfour Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

G20

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Balfour Street, Kettering, NN16 9LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

8 Balfour Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£230,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.3% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2022)

£217,000

Growth on file: 17.3% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

25 November 2022Most recent
£217,000
+17.3%over 11 months
17 December 2021
£185,000

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.

8 Balfour Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,170

Street avg £1,730

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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

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