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Buying at PE9 2LR

Before you offer on a home at PE9 2LR: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £500k. In Stamford Central, West and South.

2 to check3 clear£500k typical on Kettering Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to over 30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 65 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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7 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A6121, 810 m awayAbout 10,364 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£500ktypical sale on Kettering Road, last 10 years

£3,857typical price per m² in Stamford Central, West and South

£3,620–£6,120per m² for homes at PE9 2LR sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,857 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £347k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Stamford Central, West and South

Stamford Central, West and South

+44% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	98	£520k	£226k – £3.25m
Semi-detached	111	£325k	£153k – £1.35m
Terraced	106	£335k	£83k – £3.29m
Flat	50	£183k	£86k – £789k

Standard sales in Stamford Central, West and South. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

1sales on Kettering Road in the last two years

365sales in Stamford Central, West and South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at PE9 2LR

Home	Last sold	Floor area
3, Kettering RoadDetached	£569,000, Jul 2006	–	Buyer's report →
4, Kettering RoadDetached	£310,000, Apr 2003	–	Buyer's report →
6, Kettering RoadTerraced	£394,750, Mar 2018	109 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Kettering RoadTerraced	£499,750, Feb 2018	130 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Kettering RoadTerraced	£454,750, Apr 2018	114 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Kettering RoadTerraced	£655,000, Aug 2024	121 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Kettering RoadTerraced	£499,750, Feb 2018	121 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Kettering RoadTerraced	£737,500, May 2022	121 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Kettering RoadTerraced	£740,000, Mar 2026	121 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Kettering Road

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Buying at PE9 2LR

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £500k. In Stamford Central, West and South.

2 to check3 clear£500k typical on Kettering Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to over 30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 65 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

7 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A6121, 810 m awayAbout 10,364 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£500ktypical sale on Kettering Road, last 10 years

£3,857typical price per m² in Stamford Central, West and South

£3,620–£6,120per m² for homes at PE9 2LR sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,857 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £347k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Stamford Central, West and South, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£195k	£176k	£690 a month	4.2%
2 beds	£264k	£222k	£860 a month	3.9%
3 beds	£339k	£295k	£1,040 a month	3.7%
4+ beds	£571k	£448k	£1,540 a month	3.2%
All homes	£347k	£279k	£950 a month	3.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places