19 Birch Road, Kettering, NN16 9TA
About 19 Birch Road
19 Birch Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 9TA). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £220,000 in November 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 152.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
19 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 19 Birch Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 19 Birch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 21 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2022Most recent
£220,000
+49.7%over 3 years10 December 2018
£147,000
+96.0%over 15 years28 February 2003
£74,995
+50.0%over 1 year18 October 2001
£49,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9TA: £170,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in NN16 9TA
Everything we know about 19 Birch 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 Birch Road homes
19 Birch Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,235
Street avg £2,030
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
(Kettering) Maple Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Grange Primary Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB