Pytchley Street, Northampton, NN1 5QY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NN1 5QY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	51.1%	0.1%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	49%	48.9%	-0.1%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 5QY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% 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	57.7%	57.3%	-0.4%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	31.6%	31.6%	0.0%	44.2%	-12.6%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	5.5%	6%	0.5%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.0%

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%) 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	48.7%	55.5%	6.8%	48.4%	7.1%
Good health	43.5%	34.5%	-9.0%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	6.3%	8.1%	1.8%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	14.5%	19.2%	4.7%	18.2%	1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.1%	9.5%	-0.6%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	8.1%	-3.8%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.9%	2.6%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.1%	17.1%	0.0%	16.9%	0.2%
Degree or Similar	33.9%	37.5%	3.6%	33.8%	3.7%
Other	10.1%	3.7%	-6.4%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.6% 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%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Indian	8%	14.4%	6.4%	3.1%	11.3%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	2.3%	4.5%	2.2%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	6.8%	5.8%	-1.0%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
White	76.4%	63.6%	-12.8%	81.4%	-17.8%
Roma	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Arab	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44% 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	61.6%	44%	-17.6%	83.2%	-39.2%
European Union	20.9%	28.2%	7.3%	6.1%	22.1%
Rest of Europe	1%	4.3%	3.3%	0.8%	3.5%
Africa	7.8%	4.2%	-3.6%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	7.3%	18.3%	11.0%	5.6%	12.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.4%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17% 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	61.1%	44%	-17.1%	83.2%	-39.2%
10+ Years	8.8%	17%	8.2%	9.8%	7.2%
5-10 Years	10.8%	9.8%	-1.0%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	13.1%	15.5%	2.4%	2.2%	13.3%
Less than 2 years	6.3%	13.6%	7.3%	1.9%	11.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	41.9%	76.7%	-34.8%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	8.7%	1.3%	7.4%
Romania	11.2%	0.9%	10.3%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	11.2%	1.2%	10.0%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27%	37.2%	-10.2%
Christian	56.1%	46.2%	9.9%
Hindu	5.7%	1.7%	4.0%
Muslim	3%	6.5%	-3.5%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Pytchley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Pytchley Street was 139.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.3% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Pytchley Street has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.3%.

🔎 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 5QY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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 Pytchley Street are based on 70 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 Pytchley Street, Northampton, NN1 5QY

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN1 5QY

Average Price
£211,431

Semi-Detached
£265,317

Terraced
£214,209

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,295

Other
£8,101

Estimated Average Property Prices for Pytchley Street

Average Price
£216,905

Semi-Detached
£274,898

Terraced
£233,156

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£177,000

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Pytchley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Pytchley Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2025-10-17	£195,767
20 Pytchley Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£185,000	2025-05-23	£189,625
5 Pytchley Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2025-01-31	£212,062
19 Pytchley Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£207,500	2024-03-22	£223,008
22 Pytchley Street, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2024-03-15	£225,695

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN1 5QY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NN1 5QY 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	232
Part-Time Employee	44
Student (economically inactive)	32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	32
Self-Employed	30
Unemployed	19
Other	18
Retired	15
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	61
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Manufacturing	26
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Education	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Construction	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Transport and storage	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Information and communication	10
Other	8
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,267 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	2,371 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	- not rated	2,932 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	3out of 4	3,733 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	4,692 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	499 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stimpson Avenue Academy Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR	3out of 4	1,012 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stimpson Avenue Primary School Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR	- not rated	1,012 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barry Primary School Barry Road , NN1 5JS	3out of 4	1,036 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Academy St George's Street , NN1 2TR	3out of 4	1,066 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	- not rated	1,398 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	- not rated	1,398 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Unity College Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	1,889 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	- not rated	1,889 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	1,889 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
Cliftonville Middle School Cliftonville Road , NN1 5BW	- not rated	602 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Middle School Barrack Road , NN1 3RF	- not rated	1,027 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton Middle School Royal Terrace , Barrack Road NN1 3RF	- not rated	1,053 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Park Middle School St George's Avenue , NN2 6JA	- not rated	1,385 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Middle School Lewis Road , NN5 7BJ	- not rated	2,408 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	4,056 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	1,148 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0HZ	4out of 4	3,187 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP	3out of 4	4,995 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	3out of 4	5,261 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	403 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
WiEducate LTD 8 Cheyne Walk , NN1 5PT	- not rated	435 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Independent School 1-5 Vigo Crescent , Bedford Road NN1 5NL	- not rated	692 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Poole Street , NN1 3EX	- not rated	862 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	No	Mixed	More About School
New Horizons Academy 59-77 Sheep Street , NN1 2NE	1out of 4	945 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kurdish Shawarma Grill	68a Wellingborough Road, Northampton	136 yd
Chicken palace	34 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	136 yd
Ashanti Bar and Grill House	58-60 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	136 yd
Zizou Lounge	54 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	137 yd
Desserts & Gourmet Burgers On The Go	54A Wellingborough Road, Northampton	137 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Princess Alexandra PH	1 Alexandra Road, Northampton	93 yd
Crown & Anchor Ph	6 Victoria Road, Northampton	114 yd
Volunteer Inn	32 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	136 yd
The Black Prince	15 Abington Square, Northampton	213 yd
Bar So	25 Abington Square, Northampton	238 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dixy Chicken	36 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	136 yd
Millennium Pizza & Kebab	8 Abington Square, Northampton	168 yd
Delightful Place	10 Abington Square, Northampton	168 yd
Flames Pizza & Grill	28 York Road, Northampton	185 yd
Gourmet House	98 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	216 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Europe Supermarket	102a Abington Street, Northampton	263 yd
Family Shopper	123 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	320 yd
Malata Market	122 Wellingborough Road, Northampton	330 yd
Premier Abington Street	96 Abington Street, Northampton	437 yd
ALDI Stores Ltd	Earl Street, Northampton	519 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit4Less (Northampton) ABINGTON STREET	health and fitness suite	332 yd
Derngate Gym (Closed) Newspaper House Newspaper House Derngate	health and fitness suite	565 yd
Mounts Baths Leisure Centre UPPER MOUNTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	573 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	575 yd
Beckets Park (Closed) Bedford Road	grass pitches	606 yd
The Polish Club CRAVEN STREET		655 yd
St Andrews Healthcare Northampton BILLING ROAD	grass pitches	951 yd
Saint Andrews Hospital Private Golf Club (Closed) Billing Road	golf	951 yd
Park Inn Radisson Hotel SILVER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	988 yd
Northampton Borough Council Air Bubble (Closed) Racecourse Pavilion Racecourse Pavilion Kettering Road	indoor tennis centre	997 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.1%

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	108.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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