Victoria Gardens, Northampton, NN1 1HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NN1 1HJ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.2%	48.9%	4.7%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	55.8%	51.1%	-4.7%	49.0%	2.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NN1 1HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	59.8%	56.5%	-3.3%	37.9%	18.6%
Married: Opposite sex	15%	24.3%	9.3%	44.2%	-19.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	7.5%	2.6%	-4.9%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	14%	14.8%	0.8%	9.1%	5.7%
Widowed	3.7%	0.9%	-2.8%	6.1%	-5.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.8%	47.8%	8.0%	48.4%	-0.6%
Good health	38.5%	41.8%	3.3%	33.6%	8.2%
Fair health	15.2%	10.4%	-4.8%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	5.6%	0%	-5.6%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	20.5%	3.2%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	12.8%	-1.2%	9.6%	3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.1%	11.1%	-1.0%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	5.1%	4.2%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	17.1%	3.1%	16.9%	0.2%
Degree or Similar	30.8%	26.5%	-4.3%	33.8%	-7.3%
Other	10.7%	6.8%	-3.9%	2.8%	4.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	4.3%	4.5%	0.2%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.9%	3.8%	2.9%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	3%	0%	-3.0%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	0.8%	-2.7%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
White	78.8%	78.9%	0.1%	81.4%	-2.5%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.2%	6%	3.8%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.7%	48.5%	-21.2%	83.2%	-34.7%
European Union	15.6%	40.2%	24.6%	6.1%	34.1%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	3.5%	0.8%	-2.7%	2.7%	-1.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.2%	7.6%	2.4%	5.6%	2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	0.8%	-2.7%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.8%	47.1%	-21.7%	83.2%	-36.1%
10+ Years	6.1%	17.6%	11.5%	9.8%	7.8%
5-10 Years	6.5%	17.6%	11.1%	2.9%	14.7%
2-5 Years	8.2%	10.3%	2.1%	2.2%	8.1%
Less than 2 years	10.4%	7.4%	-3.0%	1.9%	5.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	39.6%	76.7%	-37.1%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Lithuania	5.2%	0.3%	4.9%
Poland	8.2%	1.3%	6.9%
Romania	20.1%	0.9%	19.2%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	12.7%	13.5%	-0.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.1%	37.2%	-7.1%
Christian	57.1%	46.2%	10.9%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	1.5%	6.5%	-5.0%
Sikh	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Victoria Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Victoria Gardens was 2841.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 2114.3% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Victoria Gardens has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 288.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 109.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,000

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in NN1 1HJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Victoria Gardens are based on 48 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for West Northamptonshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Victoria Gardens, Northampton, NN1 1HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 1HJ

Average Price
£182,587

Semi-Detached
£127,168

Terraced
£184,997

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Victoria Gardens

Average Price
£200,898

Semi-Detached
£133,036

Terraced
£202,342

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Victoria GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Victoria Gardens, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2025-02-27	£188,858
35 Victoria Gardens, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2023-06-26	£160,458
10 Victoria Gardens, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£201,000	2023-02-03	£207,250
16 Victoria Gardens, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2022-04-08	£215,966
6 Victoria Gardens, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£179,000	2022-02-04	£197,226

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 1HJ

Employment

NN1 1HJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

NN1 1HJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in NN1 1HJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	54
Part-Time Employee	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Self-Employed	14
Retired	8
Student (economically inactive)	5
Other	3
Unemployed	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Looking after home or family	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	12
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	10
Information and communication	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	6
Construction	6
Education	6
Other	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	4out of 4	2,060 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE	3out of 4	2,153 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	4out of 4	3,094 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	4out of 4	4,558 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,971 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spring Lane Primary School Spring Lane , NN1 2JW	3out of 4	829 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Academy St George's Street , NN1 2TR	3out of 4	1,053 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Vernon Terrace Primary School Vernon Terrace , NN1 5HE	3out of 4	1,394 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Delapre Primary School Rothersthorpe Road , Far Cotton NN4 8JA	3out of 4	1,476 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Queen Eleanor Road , NN4 8NN	3out of 4	1,487 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	4out of 4	2,270 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Abbeyfield School Mereway , NN4 8BU	3out of 4	2,333 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	2,436 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG	4out of 4	4,119 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Kingsthorpe College Boughton Green Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7HR	3out of 4	4,485 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northampton College Main Campus , Booth Lane NN3 3RF	- not rated	5,009 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northampton International Academy Barrack Road , NN1 1AA	3out of 4	1,278 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA	4out of 4	2,795 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	2out of 4	4,639 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP	2out of 4	4,688 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG	- not rated	723 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	4out of 4	934 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hospital and Outreach Education Delapre Learning Centre , Alton St, Off Main Rd NN4 8EN	4out of 4	1,162 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bosworth Independent College Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF	- not rated	1,596 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's College St Andrew's College , St Andrew's Northampton NN1 5DG	- not rated	2,009 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aladdins Balti	96 Bridge Street, Northampton	148 yd
The Church Restaurant	67/83 Bridge Street, Northampton	148 yd
Fireaway Pizza	37 Bridge Street, Northampton	163 yd
Five Lads Northampton	39-41 Bridge Street, Northampton	163 yd
The Ladz	39-41 Bridge Street, Northampton	163 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
NB's	25 Bridge Street, Northampton	163 yd
Dept of Meat & Social Affairs	60 Bridge Street, Northampton	180 yd
Playhouse	34-38 Bridge Street, Northampton	208 yd
King Billy	2 Commercial Street, Northampton	215 yd
Bridge 26 Bar & Bites	26 Bridge Street, Northampton	240 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Liu Kitchen	48 Bridge Street, Northampton	179 yd
Papa Johns	40 Bridge Street, Northampton	180 yd
Wing Wah	42 Bridge Street, Northampton	180 yd
Hello Burger	50b Bridge Street, Northampton	180 yd
Grillers	44-46 Bridge Street, Northampton	189 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	Morrisons, Victoria Promenade	162 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Unit 14, St Peters Way	317 yd
Tesco Express	15 Abington Street, Northampton	481 yd
Premier Abington Street	96 Abington Street, Northampton	569 yd
Asda	London Road, Northampton	690 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Northampton) St. Peters Way	health and fitness suite	206 yd
Derngate Gym (Closed) Newspaper House Newspaper House Derngate	health and fitness suite	358 yd
University Of Northampton (Waterside Campus) UNIVERSITY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	463 yd
Beckets Park (Closed) Bedford Road	grass pitches	498 yd
Bst Mma SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite	589 yd
Fitness4Less (Northampton) SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	589 yd
Park Inn Radisson Hotel SILVER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	604 yd
Fit4Less (Northampton) ABINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite	669 yd
Cripps Recreation Centre NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CLIFTONVILLE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	685 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Northampton) UNIT 3 UNIT 3 TOWCESTER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	786 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	46.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	47.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.