Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NN1 4DX is primarily male, with 53.1% 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	48%	46.9%	-1.1%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	52%	53.1%	1.1%	49.0%	4.1%

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 4DX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.6% 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	52.5%	45.6%	-6.9%	37.9%	7.7%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	36.7%	12.2%	44.2%	-7.5%
Separated	5.4%	1.3%	-4.1%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	10.8%	12.7%	1.9%	9.1%	3.6%
Widowed	6.9%	3.8%	-3.1%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	44%	45.8%	1.8%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	37.3%	33.6%	-3.7%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	13.3%	15.1%	1.8%	12.7%	2.4%
Bad health	4.4%	4.1%	-0.3%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	1.2%	0.3%

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	17.6%	26.3%	8.7%	18.2%	8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.8%	10.2%	-0.6%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	13.6%	-0.6%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	6.4%	2.5%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.7%	11.9%	-2.8%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	31.4%	29.2%	-2.2%	33.8%	-4.6%
Other	7.4%	2.5%	-4.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.8% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	3.6%	2.7%	1.1%	2.5%
Chinese	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	8.9%	3.6%	-5.3%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	2.2%	4.7%	2.5%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	1.8%	8.4%	6.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
White	80%	62.8%	-17.2%	81.4%	-18.6%
Roma	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0%	7.7%	7.7%	1.6%	6.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.5% 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	75.6%	53.5%	-22.1%	83.2%	-29.7%
European Union	11.6%	23.3%	11.7%	6.1%	17.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	8%	8.0%	0.8%	7.2%
Africa	2.2%	6.5%	4.3%	2.7%	3.8%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	8.4%	0.0%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.9%	54.4%	-18.5%	83.2%	-28.8%
10+ Years	2.7%	19.6%	16.9%	9.8%	9.8%
5-10 Years	7.1%	7.4%	0.3%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	6.7%	10%	3.3%	2.2%	7.8%
Less than 2 years	10.7%	8.5%	-2.2%	1.9%	6.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.8%	76.7%	-24.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	11.4%	0.9%	10.5%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Turkey	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
Other Europe	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
No passport held	13.6%	13.5%	0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.6%	37.2%	-11.6%
Christian	51.1%	46.2%	4.9%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	12.2%	6.5%	5.7%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Wellingborough Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wellingborough Road was 402.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 213.5% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wellingborough Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 163.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 91.5%.

🔎 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 4DX, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Wellingborough Road are based on 649 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 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 4DX

Average Price
£236,598

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£311,468

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£180,446

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wellingborough Road

Average Price
£433,914

Semi-Detached
£455,146

Terraced
£387,937

Detached
£623,761

Flats/Maisonettes
£193,499

Other
£957,162

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wellingborough Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
147 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£480,000	2025-02-28	£495,262
175 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£240,000	2022-04-07	£248,140
175 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£238,000	2018-06-18	£299,833
145 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£2,280	2017-10-09	£2,598
151 - 153 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£10,000	2017-03-10	£11,948

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 4DX

Employment

NN1 4DX 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	100
Retired	37
Self-Employed	28
Part-Time Employee	19
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Student (economically inactive)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Manufacturing	13
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Education	8
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Construction	6
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	4out of 4	1,840 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE	3out of 4	2,538 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	4out of 4	3,293 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	4out of 4	3,419 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,533 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Vernon Terrace Primary School Vernon Terrace , NN1 5HE	3out of 4	420 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stimpson Avenue Academy Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR	2out of 4	519 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barry Primary School Barry Road , NN1 5JS	3out of 4	616 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Academy St George's Street , NN1 2TR	3out of 4	1,302 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Spring Lane Primary School Spring Lane , NN1 2JW	3out of 4	1,601 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	1,103 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	1,669 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG	4out of 4	2,910 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Weston Favell Academy Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ	2out of 4	3,318 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsthorpe College Boughton Green Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7HR	3out of 4	3,528 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	3,563 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	1,295 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA	4out of 4	3,882 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP	2out of 4	5,291 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	806 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's College St Andrew's College , St Andrew's Northampton NN1 5DG	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	4out of 4	1,351 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bosworth Independent College Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF	- not rated	1,433 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairfields School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JN	4out of 4	1,511 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bada Bing Lounge	145 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	1 yd
Tuck In	171 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	1 yd
Tamarind Curry House	151-153 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	1 yd
Sultan's Kitchen	145 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	1 yd
Dahab	157-159A Wellingborough Road, Northampton	20 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Spread Eagle	147 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	48 yd
Jeckyll & Hyde	172 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	61 yd
Gardeners Arms	184 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	116 yd
The Gardener's Arms	1 Bouverie Street, Northampton	116 yd
Old House Bar & Restaurant	214-216 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	164 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Kitchen Take Away	174 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	61 yd
Minoffles Northampton	191 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	73 yd
Wing Spot	200 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	116 yd
Rio Piri Piri	206 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	164 yd
Freddy's Chicken & Pizza	210 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	125 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	1 yd
Sainsbury's	195-201 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	124 yd
Qualitty Food UK Limted	CT Centre, Billington Street	200 yd
Malata Market	122 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	239 yd
Family Shopper	123 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	273 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barry Primary School BARRY ROAD	swimming pool	521 yd
Abington Pdc NORTHAMPTON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NORTHAMPTON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE BARRY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	589 yd
St Andrews Healthcare Northampton BILLING ROAD	grass pitches	643 yd
Saint Andrews Hospital Private Golf Club (Closed) Billing Road	golf	643 yd
Northampton Borough Council Air Bubble (Closed) Racecourse Pavilion Racecourse Pavilion Kettering Road	indoor tennis centre	738 yd
Fit4Less (Northampton) ABINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite	862 yd
Racecourse EAST PARK PARADE	grass pitches, tennis courts	867 yd
The Polish Club CRAVEN STREET		870 yd
Mounts Baths Leisure Centre UPPER MOUNTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	977 yd
Northampton School For Boys BILLING ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	978 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.4%

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	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	142.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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