Abington Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4QD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NN1 4QD is primarily male, with 54.7% 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	48.7%	45.3%	-3.4%	51.0%	-5.7%
Male	51.3%	54.7%	3.4%	49.0%	5.7%

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 4QD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.8% 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	55.4%	53.8%	-1.6%	37.9%	15.9%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	30.9%	2.7%	44.2%	-13.3%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	9.9%	10.3%	0.4%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	2.8%	2.3%	-0.5%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (87.1%) 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	48.3%	52.1%	3.8%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	40.4%	35%	-5.4%	33.6%	1.4%
Fair health	10.5%	10.6%	0.1%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	14.6%	14.3%	-0.3%	18.2%	-3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.8%	11.3%	0.5%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.7%	9.8%	-9.9%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	6%	4.1%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	15.1%	3.8%	16.9%	-1.8%
Degree or Similar	31%	38.9%	7.9%	33.8%	5.1%
Other	10.8%	4.5%	-6.3%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66% 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	4.5%	6.7%	2.2%	1.1%	5.6%
Chinese	2.2%	0.6%	-1.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2.2%	4.2%	2.0%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0%	2.9%	2.9%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	3.4%	6.4%	3.0%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	3%	2.9%	-0.1%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.6%	-1.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	3.2%	1.3%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.8%	1.4%
White	77.2%	66%	-11.2%	81.4%	-15.4%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.4% 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	78.3%	59.4%	-18.9%	83.2%	-23.8%
European Union	8.2%	21.1%	12.9%	6.1%	15.0%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.7%	9.9%	3.2%	5.6%	4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	1.3%	2.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.8%	59.8%	-17.0%	83.2%	-23.4%
10+ Years	5.2%	16.4%	11.2%	9.8%	6.6%
5-10 Years	3.7%	7.4%	3.7%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	3.7%	9.3%	5.6%	2.2%	7.1%
Less than 2 years	10.5%	7.1%	-3.4%	1.9%	5.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.8%	76.7%	-12.9%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	8.3%	0.9%	7.4%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.6%	37.2%	1.4%
Christian	36.3%	46.2%	-9.9%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	4.5%	1.7%	2.8%
Muslim	8.4%	6.5%	1.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	10.3%	6.0%	4.3%

Safety

Is Abington Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abington Avenue was 239.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 86.8% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Abington Avenue has the 22nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 89.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 454.9%.

🔎 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 4QD, 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 Abington Avenue are based on 366 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 Abington Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4QD

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 4QD

Average Price
£403,067

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£409,982

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£333,915

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abington Avenue

Average Price
£348,085

Semi-Detached
£639,196

Terraced
£350,146

Detached
£770,264

Flats/Maisonettes
£160,767

Other
£793,169

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abington AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
150 Abington Avenue, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2024-08-08	£303,276
168 Abington Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£308,000	2019-04-05	£391,377
158 Abington Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£295,000	2018-03-20	£378,602
164 Abington Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£1,802,666	2018-03-16	£2,065,469
164 Abington Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£348,462	2018-03-16	£447,215

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 4QD

Employment

NN1 4QD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in NN1 4QD 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	121
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	26
Retired	22
Student (economically inactive)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	8
Other	7
Unemployed	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	14
Transport and storage	14
Manufacturing	13
Financial and insurance activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	6
Construction	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate 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	988 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	4out of 4	2,416 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE	3out of 4	2,719 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,040 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	4out of 4	4,283 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	2out of 4	484 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barry Primary School Barry Road , NN1 5JS	3out of 4	838 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cedar Road Primary School Cedar Road East , NN3 2JF	3out of 4	841 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	3out of 4	1,051 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Vernon Terrace Primary School Vernon Terrace , NN1 5HE	3out of 4	1,226 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	1,262 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	4out of 4	1,363 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG	4out of 4	2,052 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Weston Favell Academy Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ	2out of 4	2,581 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsthorpe College Boughton Green Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7HR	3out of 4	2,775 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	2,751 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moulton College West Street , Moulton NN3 7RR	- not rated	5,199 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	1,633 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA	4out of 4	4,764 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairfields School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JN	4out of 4	1,017 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's College St Andrew's College , St Andrew's Northampton NN1 5DG	- not rated	1,544 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG	- not rated	1,555 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bosworth Independent College Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF	- not rated	1,592 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	4out of 4	1,866 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
United Reform Church	Abington Avenue, Northampton	139 yd
Old Bakehouse Antiques Centre	88-90 Abington Avenue, Northampton	301 yd
The Kitchenn	Flat 21 Galliard Court, 48 Baronson Gardens	311 yd
The Study Room Cafe	2A Roe Road, Northampton	312 yd
The Cube Disability Ltd	Campbell Works, Clarke Road	334 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The County	222 Abington Avenue, Northampton	422 yd
The Abington Public House	383 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	468 yd
White Elephant	Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	482 yd
Corkers bar	Corkers Bar, 361 Wellingborough Road	525 yd
The Lord Byron	58 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	551 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spread	157 Adnitt Road, Abington	332 yd
Abington Tandoori	113 Adnitt Road, Abington	344 yd
Pizza Hut	40 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	482 yd
New Tung Shing	72 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	554 yd
Pizza Only	68 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	554 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	348 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	551 yd
Capital	62/66 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	554 yd
Europe Food Plus Supermarket	340 -346, Wellingborough Road	643 yd
Tesco	102 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	654 yd
Qualitty Food UK Limted	CT Centre, Billington Street	687 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Northants County Cricket Club ABINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches	433 yd
Park Avenue Methodist Church Hall PARK AVENUE NORTH		480 yd
Racecourse EAST PARK PARADE	grass pitches, tennis courts	501 yd
Northampton Borough Council Air Bubble (Closed) Racecourse Pavilion Racecourse Pavilion Kettering Road	indoor tennis centre	634 yd
Kingsley Park Working Mens Club 120-126 120-126 KINGSLEY PARK TERRACE		696 yd
Barry Primary School BARRY ROAD	swimming pool	749 yd
Abington Pdc NORTHAMPTON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NORTHAMPTON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE BARRY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	874 yd
Abington Community Centre WHEATFIELD ROAD SOUTH		1,028 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	165.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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