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Flax Barn, High Street, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HS

7 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
426 m²
4585 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flax Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flax Barn is a detached house in Podington, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN29 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 426 m² (around 4585 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil.

At 426 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,509,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 68% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,300,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Flax Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flax Barn, High Street, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flax Barn has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

7 applications on record at Flax Barn, High Street, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HS

7decisions4extensions50documents2nearby
  1. Aug 2015
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Rebuild and reposition boundary wall and gates.

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    15/01539/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Garage ConversionDecision
  4. Garage ConversionDecision

+ 4 more applications in the report

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (7 on record)
  • All 7 applications on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
  • The 50 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Flax Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,509,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£1,300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 July 2022Most recent

    £1,300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN29 7HS: £205,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Flax Barn outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,052

Street avg £2,697

On par

Floor Area

426 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

20.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Flax Barn

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wellingborough district page.
Full Wellingborough report

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

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Christopher Reeves CofE VA 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN29 7HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NN29 7HS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NN29 7HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Flax Barn, High Street, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.