18 Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DL
About 18 Gipsy Lane
18 Gipsy Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Irchester, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN29 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a G (score 3), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
18 Gipsy Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 18 Gipsy Lane was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at 18 Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DL
- Jan 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of bungalow, single storey garage and store. Erection of a two storey dwelling and detached triple garage with accommodation above on the front of the property
- Reference
- NW/21/01017/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2022Decision
- ExtensionJul 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 2021Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN29 7DL: £462,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NN29 7DL
42 Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DL
Sold Feb 2025
£365,00012 Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DL
Sold Jan 2025
£480,00044 Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DL
Sold Aug 2024
£462,50038 Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DL
Sold Feb 2023
£440,00052 Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DL
Sold Feb 2021
£550,000
Versus other Gipsy Lane homes
EPC Rating for 18 Gipsy Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,714
Street avg £3,128
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.1 km
Gipsy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Irchester Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







