Kellen Park: the family streets north of the centre

Kellen Park is where Halbourne families move when the Old Town terrace gets too small. It grew north from the park between 1900 and 1935, and the streets tell you when: Edwardian bays on Kellen Street and Warren Road, then 1930s semis with porches and driveways further up the hill.

The streets

Kellen Street is the spine. The terraces at the park end have double bays, stone dressings and tiled paths, and they are the houses we are asked for most. Warren Road has the same houses with slightly bigger gardens. Above them, Orchard Road and the roads off it are 1930s semis with driveways, and at the top Thurloe Green is a close of six new houses.

What it costs

Our Kellen Park sales averaged £528,000 in the last twelve months, agreed in 22 days. Three-bed Edwardian terraces went for £450,000 to £495,000; four-bed semis for £520,000 to £610,000. The detached houses at the top start at around £850,000.

Three-bed houses let for £1,600 to £1,850 a month. Most tenants are families waiting for a school place and then buying on the same street.

Schools and the park

Kellen Park Primary is the reason many people move here, and its catchment is tight: check the council’s last three years of offer distances before you fall for a house on the edge. The park has tennis courts, a café open all year and a Saturday parkrun.

Worth knowing

Parking on the Edwardian streets is on-street but permit-free. Some of the 1930s houses have original steel windows; they look right and are cold, and replacement is the most common item in our survey reports.