Portland Road, Rushden, NN10 0DE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NN10 0DE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	48.5%	48.7%	0.2%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	51.5%	51.3%	-0.2%	49.0%	2.3%

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 NN10 0DE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.8% 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	42.2%	48.8%	6.6%	37.9%	10.9%
Married: Opposite sex	29.8%	26.5%	-3.3%	44.2%	-17.7%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.5%	5.6%	0.1%	2.2%	3.4%
Divorced	16.1%	15.3%	-0.8%	9.1%	6.2%
Widowed	6%	3.7%	-2.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.2%	47.9%	5.7%	48.4%	-0.5%
Good health	41.8%	36.5%	-5.3%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	10.4%	11.8%	1.4%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.7%	22.2%	2.5%	18.2%	4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.7%	12.3%	-7.4%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	15.6%	0.5%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	7.5%	4.7%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.3%	18.4%	0.1%	16.9%	1.5%
Degree or Similar	16.5%	23.1%	6.6%	33.8%	-10.7%
Other	7.8%	0.9%	-6.9%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	3.1%	-0.5%
Pakistani	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.0%
White	91.4%	89.4%	-2.0%	81.4%	8.0%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.2%	77.7%	-11.5%	83.2%	-5.5%
European Union	6.7%	17%	10.3%	6.1%	10.9%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	5.6%	-3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.2%	78%	-11.2%	83.2%	-5.2%
10+ Years	4.1%	8.3%	4.2%	9.8%	-1.5%
5-10 Years	1.5%	8.7%	7.2%	2.9%	5.8%
2-5 Years	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	3%	1.5%	-1.5%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.3%	76.7%	-16.4%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	9%	0.9%	8.1%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	18%	13.5%	4.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.2%	37.2%	8.0%
Christian	45.6%	46.2%	-0.6%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Portland Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Portland Road was 56.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.2% lower than the Higham Ferrers average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Portland Road has the 41st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers and the 529th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.9%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in NN10 0DE, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Portland Road are based on 202 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Northamptonshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Portland Road, Rushden, NN10 0DE

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN10 0DE

Average Price
£112,713

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,713

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Road

Average Price
£181,208

Semi-Detached
£238,256

Terraced
£202,546

Detached
£323,071

Flats/Maisonettes
£115,389

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 Gatcombe House Portland Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,000	2025-03-28	£111,088
Flat 9 Hampton House Portland Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2024-08-20	£117,288
Flat 1 Hampton House Portland Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2024-04-10	£112,071
Flat 1 Gatcombe House Portland Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£141,995	2023-05-26	£141,559
Flat 7 Gatcombe House Portland Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£94,000	2022-05-12	£94,680

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Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	20
Retired	18
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Looking after home or family	5
Other	4
Student (economically inactive)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Administrative and support service activities	17
Manufacturing	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Transport and storage	13
Education	11
Other	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	5
Information and communication	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alfred Street Junior School, Rushden Alfred Street , NN10 9YS	2out of 4	215 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Denfield Park Primary School Victoria Road , NN10 0DA	3out of 4	421 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newton Road School Newton Road , NN10 0HH	1out of 4	614 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Tennyson Road Infant School Highfield Road , NN10 9QD	2out of 4	931 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South End Infant School Wymington Road , NN10 9JU	4out of 4	1,190 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rushden Academy Hayway , NN10 6AG	1out of 4	948 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ferrers School Queensway , Higham Ferrers NN10 8LF	1out of 4	1,595 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Huxlow Science College Finedon Road , Irthlingborough NN9 5TY	3out of 4	4,872 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelveston Road School Chelveston Road ,	- not rated	2,406 yd	Free schools special	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
Wishbones	62 High Street, Rushden	165 yd
4 Seasons Cafe	2 Hamblin Court, Rushden	193 yd
Cafe Bangla	86 High Street, Rushden	219 yd
ShangHai	53 High Street, Rushden	243 yd
Oriental Gourmet	45B High Street, Rushden	243 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
King Edward VII	158 Queen Street, Rushden	172 yd
The Rose And Crown	73 High Street, Rushden	243 yd
The Hopmaster General	Rushden Delivery Office, College Street	250 yd
Railway Inn	143 High Street, Rushden	338 yd
Rushden Athletic Club & Institute	Rushden Athletic Club, 61 Newton Road	412 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kebab Express	56A High Street, Rushden	165 yd
Miam	78 High Street, Rushden	196 yd
Mamma Mia	80 High Street, Rushden	219 yd
Lord Chippy And Kebab	129 High Street, Rushden	234 yd
Yum Jamaica	104 High Street, Rushden	240 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Limited	48 - 50 High Street, Rushden	165 yd
Rushden Food Centre	16 High Street, Rushden	247 yd
Lidl	Lidl Stores, 25 Newton Road	281 yd
Asda Stores	161 High Street, Rushden	338 yd
Tesco	7 High Street, Rushden	350 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Rushden) CHURCH STREET	health and fitness suite	337 yd
Corpus Conditioning FITNESS CENTRE FITNESS CENTRE DUCK STREET	health and fitness suite	376 yd
Hope Methodist Church Hall (Closed) Park Road		412 yd
Splash Leisure Pool STATION ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	423 yd
Hayden Road Hayden Road	grass pitches	627 yd
Rushden Town Cricket Club CRICKET CLUB CRICKET CLUB SHORT STOCKS	grass pitches	676 yd
Fit 4 Her LITTLE STREET	health and fitness suite	778 yd
Spencer Park SPENCER ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	854 yd
Pemberton Centre H E BATES WAY	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,014 yd
Rushden Academy HAYWAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,063 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	78.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	81.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NN10 0DE