Westleigh Close, Northampton, NN1 4JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NN1 4JX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents 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	48.4%	49.8%	1.4%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	51.6%	50.2%	-1.4%	49.0%	1.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	58%	41.8%	-16.2%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	26.3%	40.7%	14.4%	44.2%	-3.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.2%	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	10.7%	10.8%	0.1%	9.1%	1.7%
Widowed	2.7%	3.7%	1.0%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (90.7%) 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	46.9%	52.9%	6.0%	48.4%	4.5%
Good health	41.5%	37.8%	-3.7%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	9.3%	6.9%	-2.4%	12.7%	-5.8%
Bad health	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	14.3%	27.9%	13.6%	18.2%	9.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	8.3%	-2.0%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	11.3%	-5.7%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.7%	11.3%	-3.4%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	30.4%	34.7%	4.3%	33.8%	0.9%
Other	10.7%	2.6%	-8.1%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.4% 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%	2.1%	2.1%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.9%	5.7%	3.8%	3.1%	2.6%
Pakistani	0.4%	4.8%	4.4%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	7.8%	11.2%	3.4%	2.5%	8.7%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	3.9%	-0.4%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	78.7%	67.4%	-11.3%	81.4%	-14.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.1% 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	73.3%	44.1%	-29.2%	83.2%	-39.1%
European Union	11.2%	27.7%	16.5%	6.1%	21.6%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	7%	5.8%	0.8%	6.2%
Africa	7%	11.6%	4.6%	2.7%	8.9%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	7.6%	2.9%	5.6%	2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	1.8%	-0.9%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21% 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	72.9%	44.1%	-28.8%	83.2%	-39.1%
10+ Years	3.9%	21%	17.1%	9.8%	11.2%
5-10 Years	10.1%	14%	3.9%	2.9%	11.1%
2-5 Years	6.6%	12.8%	6.2%	2.2%	10.6%
Less than 2 years	6.6%	8.2%	1.6%	1.9%	6.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	40.9%	76.7%	-35.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Poland	4.5%	1.3%	3.2%
Romania	12.4%	0.9%	11.5%
Other EU countries	13.3%	1.5%	11.8%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.3%	37.2%	-10.9%
Christian	52%	46.2%	5.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	14.2%	6.5%	7.7%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Westleigh Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westleigh Close was 81.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.8% lower than the Abington and Phippsville average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Westleigh Close has the 35th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,262 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in NN1 4JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Westleigh Close are based on 4 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 Westleigh Close, Northampton, NN1 4JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 4JX

Average Price
£582,110

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£105,635

Other
£1,535,059

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westleigh Close

Average Price
£112,014

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,014

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westleigh CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
38 Westleigh Close, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£1,495,000	2021-09-28	£1,538,264
6 Westleigh Close, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£91,500	2021-03-25	£95,582
6 Westleigh Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£91,000	2017-08-18	£99,499
6 Westleigh Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,000	2012-08-31	£116,505
17 Westleigh Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£75,000	2011-06-14	£116,129

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 4JX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	132
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	20
Self-Employed	19
Looking after home or family	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Transport and storage	15
Manufacturing	14
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	12
Education	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Information and communication	4
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	3out of 4	1,164 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	3out of 4	2,581 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , Spencer NN5 7DE	2out of 4	2,753 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	- not rated	4,150 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,194 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stimpson Avenue Academy Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR	3out of 4	306 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stimpson Avenue Primary School Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR	- not rated	306 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barry Primary School Barry Road , NN1 5JS	3out of 4	664 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cedar Road Primary School Cedar Road East , NN3 2JF	3out of 4	942 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cedar Road Primary School Cedar Road East , NN3 2JF	- not rated	942 yd	Community school	No	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	- not rated	1,202 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	1,202 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Unity College Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	1,385 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	1,385 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	1,385 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsley Park Middle School St George's Avenue , NN2 6JA	- not rated	1,320 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliftonville Middle School Cliftonville Road , NN1 5BW	- not rated	1,371 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton Middle School Royal Terrace , Barrack Road NN1 3RF	- not rated	1,635 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Middle School Barrack Road , NN1 3RF	- not rated	1,660 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Orchard Middle School Birchfield Road East , NN3 2TA	- not rated	2,122 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	2,852 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moulton College West Street , Moulton NN3 7RR	- not rated	5,362 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	1,619 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0HZ	4out of 4	4,351 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northampton Christian School The Parish Rooms , Park Avenue North NN3 2HT	- not rated	619 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Weston Favell Preparatory School 473 Wellingborough Road , NN3 3HN	- not rated	899 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's School 100 Park Avenue North , NN3 2JB	- not rated	985 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Poole Street , NN1 3EX	- not rated	985 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairfields School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JN	4out of 4	1,150 yd	Community special school	-	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 Kitchenn	Flat 21 Galliard Court, 48 Baronson Gardens	168 yd
Old Bakehouse Antiques Centre	88-90 Abington Avenue, Northampton	172 yd
United Reform Church	Abington Avenue, Northampton	283 yd
The Study Room Cafe	2A Roe Road, Northampton	299 yd
The Cube Disability Ltd	Campbell Works, Clarke Road	354 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Picturedrome	222 - 222a Kettering Road, Northampton	437 yd
The Artizan	51 Artizan Road, Northampton	472 yd
Corkers bar	Corkers Bar, 361 Wellingborough Road	496 yd
Olde England Ltd	199 Kettering Road, Northampton	500 yd
The Abington Public House	383 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	509 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Abington Tandoori	113 Adnitt Road, Abington	263 yd
Spread	157 Adnitt Road, Abington	303 yd
Hing Lung Takeaway	181 Kettering Road, Northampton	500 yd
Butt Savouries	185 Kettering Road, Northampton	500 yd
Embers Pizza & Grill	173 Kettering Road, Northampton	500 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Qualitty Food UK Limted	CT Centre, Billington Street	534 yd
Tesco	348 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	538 yd
Europe Food Plus Supermarket	340 -346, Wellingborough Road	582 yd
Capital	62/66 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	660 yd
Sainsbury's	195-201 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	667 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Racecourse EAST PARK PARADE	grass pitches, tennis courts	440 yd
Northampton Borough Council Air Bubble (Closed) Racecourse Pavilion Racecourse Pavilion Kettering Road	indoor tennis centre	528 yd
Northants County Cricket Club ABINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches	546 yd
Park Avenue Methodist Church Hall PARK AVENUE NORTH		617 yd
Barry Primary School BARRY ROAD	swimming pool	657 yd
Abington Pdc NORTHAMPTON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NORTHAMPTON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE BARRY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	788 yd
Kingsley Park Working Mens Club 120-126 120-126 KINGSLEY PARK TERRACE		820 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	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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