1 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ

1 Furnace Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Finedon, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN9 5NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £372,500.