Castle Street, Northampton, NN1 2SJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NN1 2SJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.1%	51.4%	2.3%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	50.9%	48.6%	-2.3%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 2SJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.6% 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	48.1%	53.6%	5.5%	37.9%	15.7%
Married: Opposite sex	29%	28.4%	-0.6%	44.2%	-15.8%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	9.8%	3.1%	-6.7%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	11.2%	11.9%	0.7%	9.1%	2.8%
Widowed	1.4%	3.1%	1.7%	6.1%	-3.0%

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 (85.5%) 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	43.8%	50.9%	7.1%	48.4%	2.5%
Good health	35%	34.6%	-0.4%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	14.1%	11.4%	-2.7%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	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	38.3%	22.7%	-15.6%	18.2%	4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	10.8%	-1.8%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	15.5%	4.8%	13.4%	2.1%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.6%	2.3%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	11.3%	4.3%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	15%	28.4%	13.4%	33.8%	-5.4%
Other	14%	6.7%	-7.3%	2.8%	3.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.2% 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	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	1.1%	0.6%
Indian	0.7%	3.8%	3.1%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.7%	1%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	25.1%	23.7%	-1.4%	2.5%	21.2%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	1.4%	-2.5%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	5.3%	0.7%	-4.6%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	3.9%	1%	-2.9%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	3.4%	1.3%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	0.8%	1.9%
White	51.6%	51.2%	-0.4%	81.4%	-30.2%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	1.4%	5.8%	4.4%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	58.3%	4.2%	83.2%	-24.9%
European Union	13.8%	17.2%	3.4%	6.1%	11.1%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	23.3%	14.8%	-8.5%	2.7%	12.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.2%	6.2%	3.0%	5.6%	0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53%	58.3%	5.3%	83.2%	-24.9%
10+ Years	4.9%	23.1%	18.2%	9.8%	13.3%
5-10 Years	14.5%	6.2%	-8.3%	2.9%	3.3%
2-5 Years	11.7%	3.4%	-8.3%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	15.9%	9%	-6.9%	1.9%	7.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.7%	76.7%	-19.0%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	8.9%	1.5%	7.4%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	13.1%	13.5%	-0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.2%	37.2%	-9.0%
Christian	33%	46.2%	-13.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Muslim	29.9%	6.5%	23.4%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Castle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Castle Street was 1148.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 226.4% higher than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Castle Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 509.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -0.9%.

🔎 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 2SJ, 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 Castle Street are based on 14 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 Castle Street, Northampton, NN1 2SJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 2SJ

Average Price
£124,624

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£124,624

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Street

Average Price
£116,040

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£116,040

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Doddridge House Castle Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£132,500	2022-11-07	£126,820
60 Doddridge House Castle Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£129,995	2022-03-31	£129,054
66 Doddridge House Castle Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£136,000	2021-10-21	£140,236
10 Doddridge House Castle Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£78,000	2006-07-31	£103,425

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 2SJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Part-Time Employee	22
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	11
Retired	11
Unemployed	11
Self-Employed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Transport and storage	19
Administrative and support service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	15
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Education	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Construction	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	1,551 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	- not rated	2,411 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	3out of 4	2,900 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	3out of 4	4,327 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,429 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	235 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spring Lane Primary School Spring Lane , NN1 2JW	- not rated	235 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Academy St George's Street , NN1 2TR	3out of 4	602 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Primary School St George's Street , NN1 2TR	- not rated	602 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St James CofE VA Primary School Harlestone Road , St James NN5 7AG	- not rated	1,143 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,071 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	2,071 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	2,071 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	2,562 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	2,562 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	650 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton Middle School Royal Terrace , Barrack Road NN1 3RF	- not rated	712 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Middle School Lewis Road , NN5 7BJ	- not rated	1,379 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Park Middle School St George's Avenue , NN2 6JA	- not rated	1,443 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliftonville Middle School Cliftonville Road , NN1 5BW	- not rated	1,670 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	4,960 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	838 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0HZ	4out of 4	3,023 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	3out of 4	4,146 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP	3out of 4	5,271 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Horizons Academy 59-77 Sheep Street , NN1 2NE	1out of 4	433 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Complementary Education Complementary Education County Office , Cromwell Complementary Education Centre NN1 3EX	- not rated	460 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	- not rated	460 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hospital and Outreach Education Cromwell Centre , Cromwell Street NN1 2TE	- not rated	460 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 8 Notre Dame Mew , Northampton NN1 2BG	- not rated	772 yd	Other independent special 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
Castle Hill United Reformed Church	Doddridge Street, Northampton	110 yd
New Life Church, Northampton	9 Tower Street, Northampton	127 yd
The Salvation Army	8 Tower Street, Northampton	158 yd
Ondrej's Breakfast Burgers	21 Marefair, Northampton	255 yd
Andrea's Restaurant	21 Marefair, Northampton	255 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bear	11 Sheep Street, Northampton	280 yd
Boston Clipper	College Street, Northampton	318 yd
Elysium Nightclub (formerly Fever)	63a Horseshoe Street, Northampton	325 yd
O'Neills Bar	43-49 The Drapery, Northampton	334 yd
Shipmans	12 The Drapery, Northampton	384 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Northampton Pizza Ltd T/A Caprinos P	6C Sol Central, Marefair	174 yd
Charlie's Peri Peri	17 Marefair, Northampton	255 yd
Pizza Hot	17 Marefair, Northampton	255 yd
Dirty Burger & Wings	44 - 46, Gold Street	270 yd
Al Fairoz Kebabish	9 Sheep Street, Northampton	280 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Unit 14, St Peters Way	412 yd
Tesco Express	15 Abington Street, Northampton	553 yd
Premier Abington Street	96 Abington Street, Northampton	735 yd
Castle Convenience Shop Ltd	2 Mill Road, Semilong	749 yd
ALDI Stores Ltd	Earl Street, Northampton	781 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bst Mma SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite	177 yd
Fitness4Less (Northampton) SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	177 yd
Park Inn Radisson Hotel SILVER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	178 yd
Pure Gym (Northampton) St. Peters Way	health and fitness suite	592 yd
Victoria Park ST. JAMES PARK ROAD	grass pitches	654 yd
Mounts Baths Leisure Centre UPPER MOUNTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	729 yd
Derngate Gym (Closed) Newspaper House Newspaper House Derngate	health and fitness suite	733 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Northampton) UNIT 3 UNIT 3 TOWCESTER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	759 yd
Northampton Boys Brigade Old Boys Rfc ST. ANDREWS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	820 yd
Fit4Less (Northampton) ABINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite	833 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	84.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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