The Old Police House, Hinwick Road, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HU
About The Old Police House
The Old Police House is a five-bedroom detached house in Podington, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN29 7HU). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £700,000 in October 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £801,000 is 14.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
The Old Police House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Old Police House has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at The Old Police House, Hinwick Road, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HU
- Aug 2009PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
One and two storey extensions to side and rear. Front Porch.
Extension- Reference
- 09/01441/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old Police House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£801,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 23 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2019Most recent
£700,000
+344.4%over 18 years8 December 2000
£157,500
+24.0%over 2 years18 August 1998
£126,995
+86.8%over 1 year2 September 1996
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN29 7HU: £270,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in NN29 7HU
1 Hinwick Road, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HU
Sold Oct 2024
£270,000Oakleys, Hinwick Road, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HU
Sold Dec 2022
£630,0004 Hinwick Road, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HU
Sold Mar 2016
£150,0002 Hinwick Road, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HU
Sold Sept 2014
£193,0005 Hinwick Road, Podington, Wellingborough, NN29 7HU
Sold Nov 2007
£289,950
Versus other Hinwick Road homes
Price per m² for The Old Police House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £2,682
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
0.3 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







