17 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
About 17 Furnace Cottages
17 Furnace Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Finedon, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN9 5NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
17 Furnace Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
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.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
17 Furnace Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2014.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 8 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£240,000
+64.4%over 6 years9 June 2016
£146,000
+23.7%over 1 year24 July 2014
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN9 5NZ: £200,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NN9 5NZ
7 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
Sold Mar 2025
£265,0005 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
Sold Feb 2025
£200,00020 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
Sold Sept 2023
£192,0001 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
Sold Mar 2023
£372,50011 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
Sold Dec 2022
£200,000
Versus other Furnace Lane homes
Price per m² for 17 Furnace Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,243
Street avg £2,026
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Kettering Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Isham Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







