Wellington Street, Northampton, NN1 3ND

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NN1 3ND is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.3%	50.2%	6.9%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	56.7%	49.8%	-6.9%	49.0%	0.8%

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 3ND, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% 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	55.7%	43.6%	-12.1%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	34.6%	47.2%	12.6%	44.2%	3.0%
Separated	1.7%	3.3%	1.6%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	7.4%	5%	-2.4%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	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 (93.7%) 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	63.6%	60.7%	-2.9%	48.4%	12.3%
Good health	31.3%	33%	1.7%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	12.7%	-8.0%
Bad health	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	4.0%	-2.4%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 44.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.4%	22.1%	12.7%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	8%	-0.7%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.7%	3.2%	-4.5%	13.4%	-10.2%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	4.1%	3.8%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	10%	-1.1%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	43.3%	44.8%	1.5%	33.8%	11.0%
Other	19.5%	7.7%	-11.8%	2.8%	4.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.8% 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)
Chinese	4.8%	0.2%	-4.6%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	20%	23%	3.0%	3.1%	19.9%
Pakistani	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	5.7%	7.4%	1.7%	1.6%	5.8%
Black African	15.2%	8.1%	-7.1%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	49%	47.8%	-1.2%	81.4%	-33.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.3%	9%	8.7%	1.6%	7.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 20% 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	30.4%	20%	-10.4%	83.2%	-63.2%
European Union	21.8%	36.2%	14.4%	6.1%	30.1%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	7.9%	7.3%	0.8%	7.1%
Africa	15.2%	7.9%	-7.3%	2.7%	5.2%
Middle East and Asia	29%	27.4%	-1.6%	5.6%	21.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 20% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 10.3% 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	30.4%	20%	-10.4%	83.2%	-63.2%
10+ Years	29.6%	10.3%	-19.3%	9.8%	0.5%
5-10 Years	22.4%	19.3%	-3.1%	2.9%	16.4%
2-5 Years	14.9%	24.9%	10.0%	2.2%	22.7%
Less than 2 years	2.7%	25.4%	22.7%	1.9%	23.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	16.4%	76.7%	-60.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	5.1%	1.3%	3.8%
Romania	26.9%	0.9%	26.0%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Other Europe	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	24.5%	1.2%	23.3%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.9%	37.2%	-26.3%
Christian	53.6%	46.2%	7.4%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	16.7%	1.7%	15.0%
Muslim	14.4%	6.5%	7.9%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Wellington Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wellington Street was 268.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.6% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Wellington Street has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,200

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in NN1 3ND, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Wellington Street are based on 267 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 Wellington Street, Northampton, NN1 3ND

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 3ND

Average Price
£162,579

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£155,704

Other
£506,301

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wellington Street

Average Price
£197,408

Semi-Detached
£458,248

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,224

Other
£250,453

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wellington Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1017 Northampton House Wellington Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£72,000	2025-11-13	£71,553
Penthouse 1 Northampton House Wellington Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£510,000	2023-06-21	£507,358
Flat 911 Northampton House Wellington Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2023-01-23	£100,800
Flat 907 Northampton House Wellington Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2023-01-16	£105,600
Flat 1007 Northampton House Wellington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£84,500	2020-01-15	£94,216

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 3ND

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NN1 3ND 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	176
Looking after home or family	33
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	29
Self-Employed	21
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	17
Part-Time Employee	17
Unemployed	12
Retired	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Information and communication	35
Human health and social work activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Transport and storage	26
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Administrative and support service activities	14
Manufacturing	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Education	9
Other	9
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
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	1,910 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	3out of 4	2,449 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	- not rated	2,707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	3out of 4	3,911 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,470 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Castle Academy St George's Street , NN1 2TR	3out of 4	616 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Primary School St George's Street , NN1 2TR	- not rated	616 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Spring Lane Primary School Spring Lane , NN1 2JW	3out of 4	718 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spring Lane Primary School Spring Lane , NN1 2JW	- not rated	718 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vernon Terrace Primary School Vernon Terrace , NN1 5HE	3out of 4	1,031 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	1,818 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	1,818 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	1,818 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	1,929 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	1,929 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	598 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton Middle School Royal Terrace , Barrack Road NN1 3RF	- not rated	646 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliftonville Middle School Cliftonville Road , NN1 5BW	- not rated	1,088 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Park Middle School St George's Avenue , NN2 6JA	- not rated	1,218 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Middle School Lewis Road , NN5 7BJ	- not rated	1,894 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	4,407 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	775 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0HZ	4out of 4	3,128 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	3out of 4	4,734 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP	3out of 4	5,156 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	131 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Horizons Academy 59-77 Sheep Street , NN1 2NE	1out of 4	444 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
WiEducate LTD 8 Cheyne Walk , NN1 5PT	- not rated	549 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	572 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	- not rated	572 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
Costa Coffee	Mall Cafe, Unit 48	90 yd
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd	27 Princes Walk, Grosvenor Centre	101 yd
Matchbox Cafe	47 Abington Street, Northampton	102 yd
Bewiched Coffee	36 Princes Walk, Grosvenor Centre	108 yd
Zapato Lounge	2 Newland Walk, Grosvenor Centre	133 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wedgwood	79-81 Abington Street, Northampton	185 yd
The Cordwainer	43-45 The Ridings, Northampton	210 yd
The Fish	11 Fish Street, Northampton	213 yd
The Charles Bradlaugh	1-7 Earl Street, Northampton	254 yd
Velvet Room	31 St Giles Street, Northampton	263 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mooboo Bubble Tea	2 Wood Street, Grosvenor Centre	88 yd
Greggs	51 Abington Street, Northampton	117 yd
Noodle X	11 Abington Street, Northampton	206 yd
Yokoso Sushi & Bento	7 Fish Street, Northampton	213 yd
Panemark	2 The Parade, Northampton	308 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Premier Abington Street	96 Abington Street, Northampton	165 yd
Tesco Express	15 Abington Street, Northampton	181 yd
ALDI Stores Ltd	Earl Street, Northampton	231 yd
Europe Supermarket	102a Abington Street, Northampton	269 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Unit 14, St Peters Way	620 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit4Less (Northampton) ABINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite	212 yd
Mounts Baths Leisure Centre UPPER MOUNTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	221 yd
Derngate Gym (Closed) Newspaper House Newspaper House Derngate	health and fitness suite	355 yd
Park Inn Radisson Hotel SILVER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	468 yd
The Polish Club CRAVEN STREET		525 yd
Bst Mma SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite	688 yd
Fitness4Less (Northampton) SOL CENTRAL SOL CENTRAL MAREFAIR	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	688 yd
Beckets Park (Closed) Bedford Road	grass pitches	703 yd
Pure Gym (Northampton) St. Peters Way	health and fitness suite	729 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	810 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	15.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	18 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	37.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	37.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	3.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	8.06 Mbit/s

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