Mercers Row, Northampton, NN1 2QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NN1 2QL is primarily male, with 56.7% of the population 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	41.1%	43.3%	2.2%	51.0%	-7.7%
Male	58.9%	56.7%	-2.2%	49.0%	7.7%

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 2QL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66.2% 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	69.8%	66.2%	-3.6%	37.9%	28.3%
Married: Opposite sex	15.6%	24.6%	9.0%	44.2%	-19.6%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	10.1%	5.6%	-4.5%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	6.1%	-5.5%

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 (85.2%) 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	45.3%	57.9%	12.6%	48.4%	9.5%
Good health	42.6%	27.3%	-15.3%	33.6%	-6.3%
Fair health	9.5%	9.9%	0.4%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	2.1%	4.2%	2.1%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	10.1%	17%	6.9%	18.2%	-1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19%	10.1%	-8.9%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	15.4%	-0.8%	13.4%	2.0%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	6.7%	3.9%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	12.6%	1.4%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	29.1%	33%	3.9%	33.8%	-0.8%
Other	11.7%	5.3%	-6.4%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	3.2%	6.2%	3.0%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	5.3%	7.6%	2.3%	2.5%	5.1%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	3.7%	0.5%	-3.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.7%	2%	-1.7%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	76.8%	70.9%	-5.9%	81.4%	-10.5%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Other	0.5%	5.2%	4.7%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.2% 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	65.3%	43.2%	-22.1%	83.2%	-40.0%
European Union	17.9%	31%	13.1%	6.1%	24.9%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	10.1%	8.0%	0.8%	9.3%
Africa	6.3%	6.1%	-0.2%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	9.3%	3.0%	5.6%	3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.2%	-1.9%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 12.3% 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	65.3%	43.3%	-22.0%	83.2%	-39.9%
10+ Years	6.3%	12.3%	6.0%	9.8%	2.5%
5-10 Years	12.6%	13.8%	1.2%	2.9%	10.9%
2-5 Years	12.1%	14%	1.9%	2.2%	11.8%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	16.5%	12.8%	1.9%	14.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	35.4%	76.7%	-41.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	10.9%	1.3%	9.6%
Romania	12.9%	0.9%	12.0%
Other EU countries	10.1%	1.5%	8.6%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	3%	0.2%	2.8%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
No passport held	13.6%	13.5%	0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.3%	37.2%	-4.9%
Christian	47.8%	46.2%	1.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	5.4%	1.7%	3.7%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	7.1%	6.5%	0.6%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Mercers Row Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mercers Row was 3159.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 797.9% higher than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Mercers Row has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle and the highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1325.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,800

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in NN1 2QL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Mercers Row are based on 13 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 Mercers Row, Northampton, NN1 2QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 2QL

Average Price
£521,870

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£664,318

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£554,555

Other
£417,959

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mercers Row

Average Price
£459,248

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£871,569

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£358,428

Other
£244,046

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mercers RowStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 5 Mercers Row, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£114,000	2024-11-01	£112,941
9 Mercers Row, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£295,000	2023-11-29	£294,693
8 Mercers Row, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£900,000	2023-07-28	£899,063
9 Mercers Row, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2021-12-17	£380,707
10 Mercers Row, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,650,000	2020-10-23	£1,854,801

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 2QL

Employment

NN1 2QL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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 2QL 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	178
Part-Time Employee	35
Student (economically inactive)	26
Self-Employed	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Other	21
Looking after home or family	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Retired	8
Unemployed	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Transport and storage	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Other	13
Human health and social work activities	9
Manufacturing	9
Information and communication	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	4
Education	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , Spencer NN5 7DE	2out of 4	1,925 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	- not rated	2,383 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	3out of 4	2,783 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	3out of 4	4,242 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,660 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	615 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spring Lane Primary School Spring Lane , NN1 2JW	- not rated	615 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Academy St George's Street , NN1 2TR	3out of 4	739 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Primary School St George's Street , NN1 2TR	- not rated	739 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vernon Terrace Primary School Vernon Terrace , NN1 5HE	3out of 4	1,261 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Unity College Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	2,103 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	2,103 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	2,103 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	2,161 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	2,161 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George's Middle School Barrack Road , NN1 3RF	- not rated	752 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton Middle School Royal Terrace , Barrack Road NN1 3RF	- not rated	813 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliftonville Middle School Cliftonville Road , NN1 5BW	- not rated	1,241 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Park Middle School St George's Avenue , NN2 6JA	- not rated	1,484 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Middle School Lewis Road , NN5 7BJ	- not rated	1,808 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	4,744 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	- not rated	955 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0HZ	4out of 4	2,856 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	3out of 4	4,584 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP	3out of 4	4,979 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 Mew , Northampton NN1 2BG	- not rated	444 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Horizons Academy 59-77 Sheep Street , NN1 2NE	1out of 4	522 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
WiEducate LTD 8 Cheyne Walk , NN1 5PT	- not rated	588 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Complementary Education Complementary Education County Office , Cromwell Complementary Education Centre NN1 3EX	- not rated	634 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	- not rated	634 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ji Chickens Northampton	6 Mercers Row, Northampton	1 yd
Bargain Bakery	3 Mercers Row, Northampton	1 yd
Giardino Coffee	2 Mercers Row, Northampton	28 yd
All Saints Bistro	All Saints Church, George Row	57 yd
Calabria Coffee	48 The Drapery, Northampton	62 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rifle Drum	4 Drum Lane, Northampton	21 yd
Shipmans	12 The Drapery, Northampton	62 yd
Penny Loafer	10-12 Market Square, Northampton	72 yd
V and B Northampton	10 St Giles Square, Northampton	103 yd
Boston Clipper	College Street, Northampton	122 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greggs	5 Mercers Row, Northampton	1 yd
Food 4 U / Shish Kebab	9-11 College Street, Northampton	122 yd
Fresco Pizzeria	12-14 Gold Street, Northampton	125 yd
Noodle X	11 Abington Street, Northampton	142 yd
Alibaba also T/A Alibaba Fish & Chip	15 Bradshaw Street, Northampton	160 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	15 Abington Street, Northampton	169 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Unit 14, St Peters Way	281 yd
Premier Abington Street	96 Abington Street, Northampton	348 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	Morrisons, Victoria Promenade	459 yd
Europe Supermarket	102a Abington Street, Northampton	541 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Park Inn Radisson Hotel SILVER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	276 yd
Derngate Gym (Closed) Newspaper House Newspaper House Derngate	health and fitness suite	294 yd
Pure Gym (Northampton) St. Peters Way	health and fitness suite	401 yd
Bst Mma SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite	407 yd
Fitness4Less (Northampton) SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	407 yd
Fit4Less (Northampton) ABINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite	461 yd
Mounts Baths Leisure Centre UPPER MOUNTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	535 yd
Beckets Park (Closed) Bedford Road	grass pitches	666 yd
University Of Northampton (Waterside Campus) UNIVERSITY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	814 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	830 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	64.3%
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	35.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	20.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	26.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	4.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NN1 2QL