1 Poplar Close, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BT
About 1 Poplar Close
1 Poplar Close is a detached house in Irchester, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN29 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
1 Poplar Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 November 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 Poplar Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Poplar Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN29 7BT: £157,500 (2018–2012).
Nearby sales in NN29 7BT
5 Poplar Close, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BT
Sold Jun 2018
£207,0002 Poplar Close, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BT
Sold Aug 2015
£137,5004 Poplar Close, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BT
Sold Jul 2013
£157,5009 Poplar Close, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BT
Sold Dec 2012
£150,00012 Poplar Close, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BT
Sold May 2007
£162,000
Versus other Poplar Close homes
On epc rating, 1 Poplar Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
36/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Alfred Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Irchester Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







