7 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
About 7 Furnace Cottages
7 Furnace Cottages is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Finedon, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN9 5NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £265,000. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
7 Furnace Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
7 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
7 Furnace Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 10 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£265,000
+1.1%over 2 years13 October 2022
£262,000
+71.8%over 7 years25 June 2015
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NN9 5NZ: £200,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NN9 5NZ
5 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
£200,00017 Furnace Cottages, Furnace Lane, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5NZ
Sold Sept 2022
£240,000
Versus other Furnace Lane homes
On years held, 7 Furnace Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,477
Street avg £2,080
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
159/mo
Falling 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







