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
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.
£275,000
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
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







