42 Baker Crescent, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BB
About 42 Baker Crescent
42 Baker Crescent is a semi-detached house in Irchester, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN29 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 756.7% above the 2001 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£20/sq ft) was about 86.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Planning history
42 Baker Crescent has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 42 Baker Crescent, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BB
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- WP/2007/0356
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Baker Crescent was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2001Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN29 7BB: £242,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NN29 7BB
68 Baker Crescent, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BB
Sold Jul 2025
£230,00028 Baker Crescent, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BB
Sold Apr 2024
£242,00016 Baker Crescent, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BB
Sold Jun 2022
£243,00046 Baker Crescent, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BB
Sold Dec 2021
£270,0008 Baker Crescent, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BB
Sold Jul 2021
£235,000
Versus other Baker Crescent homes
Price per m² for 42 Baker Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£211
Street avg £1,984
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Thrift Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Irchester Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







