126a, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NF
About 126a
126a is a semi-detached house in Wellingborough (NN8 1NF). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–266 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
6 applications on record at 126a, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NF
- Mar 2005SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of existing residence into 8 No. studio flats
- Reference
- WP/2005/0096
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionMar 2010Decision
- SubdivisionSept 2009Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
126a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£140,000
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 NN8 1NF: £310,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NN8 1NF
126 Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NF
Sold Oct 2024
£514,000175 Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NF
Sold Apr 2024
£310,000140 Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NF
Sold Jun 2021
£382,500124a, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NF
Sold Jan 2021
£300,000138 Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NF
Sold Sept 2020
£220,000
Versus other Midland Road homes
EPC Rating for 126a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







