21 Birch Road, Kettering, NN16 9TA
About 21 Birch Road
21 Birch Road is a mid-terrace house in Kettering (NN16 9TA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sold March 2021 for £170,000. 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 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 88.4% 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
21 Birch Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 22 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2021Most recent
£170,000
+30.8%over 3 years13 July 2017
£130,000
+11.1%over 9 years4 January 2008
£117,000
+317.9%over 8 years27 April 1999
£28,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9TA: £185,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in NN16 9TA
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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
Price per m²
£2,361
Street avg £2,139
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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