Violet Close, Desborough, Kettering

House prices, sold prices and local information for NN14 2JR.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£165,000

3 sales

Price range

£137k – £195k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 May 2020

NN14 2JR

At a glance

House prices£165k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 29 min walkMarket Harborough station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Violet Close, Desborough, Kettering have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 May 2020. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £150,000.

House prices on Violet Close compared

NN14 postcode area£351,159

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Violet Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NN14 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	2	£150,000	9 Mar 2017
Semi-detached	1	£195,000	6 May 2020

Sold prices on Violet Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Violet Close NN14 2JR	6 May 2020	£195,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Garage To, 1, Violet Close	6 May 2020	£195,000	Other	Leasehold
5, Violet Close NN14 2JR	9 Mar 2017	£137,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Violet Close NN14 2JR	30 Mar 2016	£141,500	Terraced	Freehold
23, Violet Close NN14 2JR	29 Jan 2016	£163,000	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Violet Close

Flood risk

Violet Close is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Welland Valley Flood alert area
River Ise and Alledge Brook Flood alert area
Minor Tributaries of the Nene in Northamptonshire Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Violet Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Havelock Infant School 175 pupils	Primary	5–7	Report	0.2 mi
Havelock Junior School 306 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.2 mi
Loatlands Primary School 446 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Montsaye Academy 1,017 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Inadequate Report	1.5 mi
Rothwell Junior School 315 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	1.7 mi
Rothwell Victoria Infant School 263 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	1.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Market Harborough station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk
Kettering station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

42 to 48 Ironwood Avenue (before , Ironwood Avenue) 3 min walk
Queen Street (after, Rushton Road) 4 min walk
Ironwood Avenue (after, Harborough Road) 4 min walk
Buttercup Road (before, Thistle Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Rothwell Medical Centre
109 Desborough Road, Rothwell, Kettering · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	56.4%	62.5%
Private rented	36.0%	20.3%
Social rented	7.5%	17.1%
Households	559

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,139

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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