Merrivale Close, Kettering house prices are built from 219 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1999 and the most recent on 12 Sep 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £110,000. Across the 15 years from 2007 to 2022 the median moved +122.7% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +48.4%.
Median price paid
£110,000
Change in cash, 2007–2022
+122.7%
Change in real terms
+48.4%
Median per m²
£1,376
HM Land Registry219 sales37 with floor areaLatest sale 12 Sep 2025
Section 01
How Merrivale Close, Kettering prices moved
The chart tracks the median Merrivale Close, Kettering house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1999 to 2022. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | £87,950 | £195,291 |
| 2000s | 8 | £111,500 | £203,120 |
| 2010s | 2 | £143,500 | £202,335 |
| 2020s | 1 | £275,000 | £280,978 |
The highest yearly median on record for Merrivale Close, Kettering is £275,000 in 2022; the lowest is £72,950 in 2000. Across the full 24-year record the cash median has moved from £87,950 to £275,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £179,204, so the real change over the whole record is +77.8% — about +2.53% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +122.7% in cash against +48.4% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 12 Sep 2025 | Detached | £275,000 | £280,978 |
| 60 | 22 Aug 2025 | Detached | £317,500 | £324,402 |
| 69 | 21 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £230,000 | £235,000 |
| 32 | 17 Oct 2024 | Detached | £271,000 | £285,157 |
| 36 | 16 Oct 2023 | Detached | £290,000 | £313,333 |
| 47 | 12 May 2023 | Terraced | £250,000 | £270,115 |
| 19 | 24 Feb 2023 | Terraced | £200,000 | £216,092 |
| 73 | 2 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £275,000 | £318,611 |
| 26 | 28 Oct 2022 | Detached | £310,000 | £359,162 |
| 23 | 27 May 2022 | Terraced | £241,000 | £279,219 |
| 58 | 26 May 2022 | Detached | £265,000 | £307,025 |
| 54 | 14 Jan 2022 | Detached | £330,000 | £382,334 |
| 35 | 16 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £135,000 | £170,565 |
| 44 | 26 Nov 2020 | Detached | £282,000 | £365,124 |
| 19 | 28 Feb 2020 | Terraced | £160,000 | £207,163 |
| 41 | 10 Feb 2020 | Terraced | £160,000 | £207,163 |
| 38 | 10 Aug 2018 | Detached | £265,000 | £353,166 |
| 23 | 29 Jun 2018 | Terraced | £183,000 | £243,885 |
| 28 | 16 Feb 2018 | Detached | £285,000 | £379,820 |
| 13 | 26 Jan 2018 | Terraced | £107,500 | £143,266 |
| 54 | 23 Nov 2017 | Detached | £249,500 | £339,570 |
| 95 | 13 Apr 2017 | Semi-detached | £180,000 | £244,981 |
| 81 | 10 Mar 2017 | Terraced | £156,000 | £212,317 |
| 71 | 20 Jan 2017 | Terraced | £134,000 | £182,375 |
| 56 | 15 Aug 2016 | Detached | £190,000 | £265,248 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Merrivale Close, Kettering values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Merrivale Close | £82,600 (2000) | £275,000 (2025) | +4.9% | +2.1% |
| 60 Merrivale Close | £110,950 (2001) | £317,500 (2025) | +4.5% | +1.7% |
| 69 Merrivale Close | £79,950 (2000) | £230,000 (2025) | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| 32 Merrivale Close | £87,950 (2000) | £271,000 (2024) | +4.8% | +2.0% |
| 36 Merrivale Close | £88,302 (2000) | £290,000 (2023) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| 47 Merrivale Close | £75,950 (2000) | £250,000 (2023) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| 19 Merrivale Close | £54,950 (2000) | £200,000 (2023) | +5.8% | +3.0% |
| 73 Merrivale Close | £80,950 (2001) | £275,000 (2022) | +6.0% | +3.4% |
| 26 Merrivale Close | £91,950 (2000) | £310,000 (2022) | +5.7% | +3.1% |
| 23 Merrivale Close | £71,950 (1999) | £241,000 (2022) | +5.4% | +2.8% |
| 58 Merrivale Close | £92,000 (2001) | £265,000 (2022) | +5.2% | +2.6% |
| 54 Merrivale Close | £107,950 (2001) | £330,000 (2022) | +5.5% | +2.9% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Merrivale Close, Kettering is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 99 | 45.2% | £139,000 | £65,950 – £330,000 |
| Terraced | 98 | 44.7% | £93,000 | £41,950 – £275,000 |
| Semi-detached | 22 | 10.0% | £79,950 | £47,950 – £180,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Merrivale Close, Kettering
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 219 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 219 | 100.0% | £110,000 |
| New build | 84 | 38.4% | £79,950 |
| Existing home | 135 | 61.6% | £139,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -42.5%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 9 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Merrivale Close, Kettering
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across North Northamptonshire, 51.7% of 169,866 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.3% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,840 | 1.1% |
| B | 28,472 | 16.8% |
| C | 57,534 | 33.9% |
| D | 56,985 | 33.5% |
| E | 19,365 | 11.4% |
| F | 4,500 | 2.6% |
| G | 1,170 | 0.7% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in North Northamptonshire at £985 a month as of Jun 2026 — £679 for a one-bedroom home and £1,060 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £110,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 10.75% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of NN15, 114 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 42 violent, 5 burglary, 10 vehicle-related and 23 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.5 times quieter.
Against the 359,525 residents the 2021 census counted in North Northamptonshire, that is 0.32 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Merrivale Close, Kettering
The 2021 census counted 359,525 residents in North Northamptonshire across 148,918 households. 66.2% of those households own their home and 33.7% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
16 state and independent schools have a NN15 postcode: 12 primary, 4 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering Science Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,477 |
| Bishop Stopford School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,454 |
| The Latimer Arts College | Secondary | Foundation school | 1,219 |
| Southfield School for Girls | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,111 |
| Barton Seagrave Primary School | Primary | Community school | 622 |
| Greenfields Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 481 |
| Meadowside Primary School | Primary | Community school | 435 |
| Hayfield Cross CofE School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 420 |
| Compass Primary Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 403 |
| Millbrook Junior School | Primary | Foundation school | 397 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kettering Rail Station | Rail | 2.4 km |
| Wellingborough Rail Station | Rail | 8.9 km |
| Corby Rail Station | Rail | 11.9 km |
| Market Harborough Rail Station | Rail | 17.7 km |
Section 09
How Merrivale Close, Kettering compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Merrivale Close, Kettering sits below that national figure — -30.2%.
Within Kettering the street ranks 1175 of 1505 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £136,950 (-19.7%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,376 per square metre, across 37 of the 219 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £41,950 to £330,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Merrivale Close, Kettering sits in North Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in North Northamptonshire at 7.3 times median local earnings of £35,745 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- High Street£161,500 median
- St Johns Road£134,500 median
- Churchill Way£120,000 median
- Northampton Road£169,500 median
- Deeble Road£155,000 median
- Hawthorn Road£118,000 median
- Polwell Lane£170,000 median
- Queensway£116,000 median
- Thurston Drive£158,950 median
- Finedon Street£95,000 median
- Pipers Hill Road£138,000 median
- Stratfield Way£112,000 median
- Alexandra Street£100,000 median
- Broadway£140,000 median
- Pytchley Road£174,000 median
- Cranford Road£228,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 54 Merrivale Close6 sales
- 23 Merrivale Close5 sales
- 35 Merrivale Close5 sales
- 69 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 36 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 19 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 41 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 38 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 95 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 81 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 12 Merrivale Close4 sales
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- 29 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 34 Merrivale Close4 sales
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- 57 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 8 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 101 Merrivale Close4 sales
- 40 Merrivale Close3 sales
- 60 Merrivale Close3 sales
- 32 Merrivale Close3 sales
- 47 Merrivale Close3 sales
- 73 Merrivale Close3 sales
- 44 Merrivale Close3 sales
Back to Kettering house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Merrivale Close, Kettering?
The median price paid in Merrivale Close, Kettering across every sale on the register is £110,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Merrivale Close, Kettering?
219 sales are on record for Merrivale Close, Kettering, the most recent completing on 12 Sep 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Merrivale Close, Kettering house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +122.7% between 2007 and 2022. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +48.4%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Merrivale Close, Kettering house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £275,000, set in 2022. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Merrivale Close, Kettering?
£1,376 per square metre, from the 37 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 12 Sep 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Merrivale Close, Kettering house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.