18 Woodlands Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BW
About 18 Woodlands Road
18 Woodlands Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Irchester, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN29 7BW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 22.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £205,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
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Planning history
18 Woodlands Road 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 16 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2021Most recent
£205,000
+73.7%over 11 years19 November 2009
£118,000
-12.6%over 4 years26 November 2004
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN29 7BW: £225,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in NN29 7BW
10 Woodlands Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BW
Sold Aug 2023
£192,00043 Woodlands Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BW
Sold May 2023
£225,00017 Woodlands Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BW
Sold Jan 2022
£245,00037 Woodlands Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BW
Sold Sept 2021
£145,00053 Woodlands Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7BW
Sold Mar 2021
£280,000
Versus other Woodlands Road homes
18 Woodlands Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,796
Street avg £2,387
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.4 km
Irchester Community Primary School. 3 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
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







