Ludlow Road, Northampton, NN1 2SS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NN1 2SS is primarily male, with 53.2% 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	41.3%	46.8%	5.5%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	58.7%	53.2%	-5.5%	49.0%	4.2%

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 2SS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.1% 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	67.8%	54.1%	-13.7%	37.9%	16.2%
Married: Opposite sex	19.7%	24.3%	4.6%	44.2%	-19.9%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	8.2%	14.6%	6.4%	9.1%	5.5%
Widowed	1.1%	5.4%	4.3%	6.1%	-0.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	37.2%	37.5%	0.3%	48.4%	-10.9%
Good health	41.8%	34.7%	-7.1%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	13.3%	18.1%	4.8%	12.7%	5.4%
Bad health	5.6%	7.4%	1.8%	4.0%	3.4%
Very bad health	2%	2.3%	0.3%	1.2%	1.1%

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	24%	24.5%	0.5%	18.2%	6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	16.5%	5.0%	9.6%	6.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.9%	8.5%	-8.4%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	4.3%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	13.8%	1.8%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	19.7%	27.1%	7.4%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	13.7%	5.3%	-8.4%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.7% 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	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	1%	1.4%	0.4%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	6.6%	16%	9.4%	2.5%	13.5%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	0.8%	1.1%
White	77%	73.7%	-3.3%	81.4%	-7.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4.6%	1.4%	-3.2%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.4% 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	71.4%	54.4%	-17.0%	83.2%	-28.8%
European Union	12.2%	24.4%	12.2%	6.1%	18.3%
Rest of Europe	2%	5.1%	3.1%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	7.1%	13.8%	6.7%	2.7%	11.1%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	1.8%	-5.3%	5.6%	-3.8%
Oceania	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.9%	54.6%	-16.3%	83.2%	-28.6%
10+ Years	3.6%	27.3%	23.7%	9.8%	17.5%
5-10 Years	3.6%	12%	8.4%	2.9%	9.1%
2-5 Years	10.2%	2.8%	-7.4%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	3.2%	-8.5%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.9%	76.7%	-24.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Poland	13%	1.3%	11.7%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Other Europe	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
No passport held	16.2%	13.5%	2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.5%	37.2%	-5.7%
Christian	45.8%	46.2%	-0.4%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	14.8%	6.5%	8.3%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is NN1 2SS dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around NN1 2SS was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Castle average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.2%.

🔎 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 2SS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 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

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 Ludlow Road, Northampton, NN1 2SS

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 2SS

Average Price
£68,175

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£68,175

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in NN1 2SS

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
128 Newlife Apartments Upper Cross Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£50,000	2024-03-22	£53,059
138 Newlife Apartments Upper Cross Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£49,000	2019-03-08	£56,465
126 Newlife Apartments Upper Cross Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£49,000	2018-12-14	£56,272
132 Newlife Apartments Upper Cross Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£48,995	2018-05-25	£55,443
130 Newlife Apartments Upper Cross Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£97,000	2017-06-26	£113,204

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 2SS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	91
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Self-Employed	15
Retired	13
Looking after home or family	11
Other	11
Part-Time Employee	10
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Student (economically inactive)	0

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	20
Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	11
Education	10
Information and communication	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Other	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE	3out of 4	1,310 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	4out of 4	2,593 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	4out of 4	2,832 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,207 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	4out of 4	4,233 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	51 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Academy St George's Street , NN1 2TR	3out of 4	494 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St James Church of England Primary School Harlestone Road , St James NN5 7AG	2out of 4	967 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earl Spencer Primary School Streatfield Road , Spencer Estate NN5 7DE	3out of 4	1,245 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vernon Terrace Primary School Vernon Terrace , NN1 5HE	3out of 4	1,795 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	1,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	4out of 4	2,689 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Abbeyfield School Mereway , NN4 8BU	3out of 4	2,962 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG	4out of 4	3,760 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Kingsthorpe College Boughton Green Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7HR	3out of 4	3,942 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	4,939 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	709 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA	4out of 4	3,510 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	2out of 4	3,974 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	4out of 4	364 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG	- not rated	893 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bosworth Independent College Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF	- not rated	982 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hospital and Outreach Education Delapre Learning Centre , Alton St, Off Main Rd NN4 8EN	4out of 4	1,575 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northgate School Arts College Queen's Park Parade , Kingsthorpe NN2 6LR	4out of 4	1,930 yd	Academy special 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
The Salvation Army	8 Tower Street, Northampton	63 yd
New Life Church, Northampton	9 Tower Street, Northampton	96 yd
Black Diamond	Northampton Business Centre, Lower Harding Street	183 yd
Castle Hill United Reformed Church	Doddridge Street, Northampton	259 yd
Marseille	83 Sheep Street, Northampton	281 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bear	11 Sheep Street, Northampton	311 yd
Northampton Working Mens Club	56 A/B Sheep Street, Northampton	346 yd
O'Neills Bar	43-49 The Drapery, Northampton	399 yd
Edge of Town	4 Regent Square, Northampton	402 yd
Boston Clipper	College Street, Northampton	414 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Fry	1 St Marks House, St Andrews Street	147 yd
Al Fairoz Kebabish	9 Sheep Street, Northampton	311 yd
Northampton Pizza Ltd T/A Caprinos P	6C Sol Central, Marefair	331 yd
Royal Fried Chicken	6 Sheep Street, Northampton	365 yd
Royal Pizza and Kebab	6 Sheep Street, Northampton	365 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Unit 14, St Peters Way	556 yd
Castle Convenience Shop Ltd	2 Mill Road, Semilong	592 yd
Tesco Express	15 Abington Street, Northampton	599 yd
ALDI Stores Ltd	Earl Street, Northampton	740 yd
Premier Abington Street	96 Abington Street, Northampton	766 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Park Inn Radisson Hotel SILVER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	248 yd
Bst Mma SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite	335 yd
Fitness4Less (Northampton) SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	335 yd
Victoria Park ST. JAMES PARK ROAD	grass pitches	616 yd
Northampton Boys Brigade Old Boys Rfc ST. ANDREWS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	666 yd
Mounts Baths Leisure Centre UPPER MOUNTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	682 yd
Pure Gym (Northampton) St. Peters Way	health and fitness suite	740 yd
Derngate Gym (Closed) Newspaper House Newspaper House Derngate	health and fitness suite	808 yd
Fit4Less (Northampton) ABINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite	851 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Northampton) UNIT 3 UNIT 3 TOWCESTER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	904 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	75.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NN1 2SS