Flat 5, Laws Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5LU

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Finedon, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN9 5LU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 56 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (56–178 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2011. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in September 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode.