Chestnut Cottage, Warkton, Kettering, NN16 9XF
About Chestnut Cottage
Chestnut Cottage is a detached house in Warkton, Kettering, Kettering (NN16 9XF). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2021 for £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chestnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
A new windows application was refused at Chestnut Cottage in 2021.
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Replace 2 no. UPVC French doors to the front with aluminium bi-fold doors, black wood cladding to single storey side extension, replace rainwater / drainage pipework with black UPVC pipework and replace boundary fence with 1.8m high brick wall
New Windows- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- NK/2024/0117
- May 2024ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Side of property
Replace 2 no. UPVC French doors to the front with aluminium bi-fold doors, black wood cladding to single storey side extension, replace rainwater / drainage pipework with black UPVC pipework and replace boundary fence with 1.8m high brick wall
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- NK/2024/0085
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Chestnut Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Chestnut Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 20 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£310,000
+63.2%over 19 years23 September 2001
£190,000
+181.2%over 6 months16 March 2001
£67,562
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN16 9XF: £255,000 (2025–2024).
Everything we know about Chestnut Cottage, 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 the street
Chestnut Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,422
Street avg £3,451
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
The Old Rectory — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Grange Primary Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB