Junction Road, Northampton, NN2 7JQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NN2 7JQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	49.8%	49.5%	-0.3%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	50.2%	50.5%	0.3%	49.0%	1.5%

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 NN2 7JQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.7% 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	60.1%	48.7%	-11.4%	37.9%	10.8%
Married: Opposite sex	22.4%	31.9%	9.5%	44.2%	-12.3%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	0.3%	1.4%
Separated	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	8.5%	10.9%	2.4%	9.1%	1.8%
Widowed	4.5%	2.9%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.2%

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 (85.8%) 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	52.7%	54.2%	1.5%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	35%	31.6%	-3.4%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	10.1%	11%	0.9%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	17.5%	14.3%	-3.2%	18.2%	-3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	10.1%	0.2%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	14.7%	4.4%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	5%	2.3%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	21.5%	16.4%	-5.1%	16.9%	-0.5%
Degree or Similar	32.7%	38.2%	5.5%	33.8%	4.4%
Other	5.4%	1.3%	-4.1%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	1.1%	3.4%	2.3%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.8%	0.6%
White	89.5%	81.1%	-8.4%	81.4%	-0.3%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.2% 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	85.2%	70.2%	-15.0%	83.2%	-13.0%
European Union	10.5%	18.7%	8.2%	6.1%	12.6%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	3%	2.3%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	3%	1.9%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.4%	70.2%	-13.2%	83.2%	-13.0%
10+ Years	0.4%	10.7%	10.3%	9.8%	0.9%
5-10 Years	7.2%	11.4%	4.2%	2.9%	8.5%
2-5 Years	4.3%	6%	1.7%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	4.7%	1.7%	-3.0%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64%	76.7%	-12.7%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Poland	7.7%	1.3%	6.4%
Romania	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Other EU countries	6%	1.5%	4.5%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
No passport held	8.7%	13.5%	-4.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.9%	37.2%	0.7%
Christian	45.2%	46.2%	-1.0%
Buddhist	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	5.3%	6.5%	-1.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Junction Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Junction Road was 106.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.0% lower than the Abington and Phippsville average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Junction Road has the 42nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 445.8%.

🔎 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. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in NN2 7JQ, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Junction Road are based on 152 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 Junction Road, Northampton, NN2 7JQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN2 7JQ

Average Price
£215,526

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£237,488

Detached
£238,815

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£59,800

Estimated Average Property Prices for Junction Road

Average Price
£243,170

Semi-Detached
£281,510

Terraced
£242,158

Detached
£296,862

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,548

Other
£62,796

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Junction Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1A Junction Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£97,000	2025-03-07	£97,284
10 Junction Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2024-09-06	£187,098
8 Junction Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2023-12-20	£247,841
18 Junction Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2022-11-25	£238,514
18 Junction Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Detached, an established residential building	£265,000	2022-09-30	£273,323

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN2 7JQ

Employment

NN2 7JQ 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.

NN2 7JQ 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 NN2 7JQ 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	107
Self-Employed	28
Student (economically inactive)	22
Retired	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Part-Time Employee	17
Other	9
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	25
Transport and storage	19
Education	17
Manufacturing	16
Construction	12
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Administrative and support service 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	670 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	4out of 4	2,061 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE	3out of 4	2,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	3,220 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	4out of 4	4,579 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	526 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	3out of 4	742 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School St Davids Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7QL	3out of 4	1,127 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cedar Road Primary School Cedar Road East , NN3 2JF	3out of 4	1,211 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stimpson Avenue Academy Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR	2out of 4	1,252 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	526 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG	4out of 4	1,604 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Kingsthorpe College Boughton Green Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7HR	3out of 4	2,078 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	4out of 4	2,177 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Thomas Becket Catholic School Becket Way , Kettering Road North NN3 6HT	2out of 4	2,576 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	2,869 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moulton College West Street , Moulton NN3 7RR	- not rated	4,797 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	1,481 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA	4out of 4	5,225 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	2out of 4	5,346 yd	Academy converter	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	270 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambian Northampton School 67a Queens Park Parade , Kingsthorpe NN2 6LR	- not rated	1,268 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bosworth Independent College Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF	- not rated	1,284 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northgate School Arts College Queen's Park Parade , Kingsthorpe NN2 6LR	4out of 4	1,330 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Purple Oaks Academy Whiston Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7RR	- not rated	1,716 yd	Free schools special	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
Kingsley Park Methodist	Church, Milton Street	182 yd
Imperial Raj	16 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	344 yd
Nick's Plaice	30 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	345 yd
Ottoman Kitchen	34 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	345 yd
Amelija's Bar, Rest and Shisha Loung	10 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	345 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
St Georges Conservative Club	78 St Georges Avenue, Northampton	265 yd
White Elephant	Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	345 yd
The Lord Byron	58 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	380 yd
Old Bank	56 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	381 yd
Kingsley Park Wmc	120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	462 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hut	40 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	345 yd
Pizza Only	68 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	381 yd
New Tung Shing	72 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	381 yd
Aroma of India (sri sai)	76A Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley	404 yd
Golden Papadom & Grange Balti &Grill	7 Greenview Drive, Links View	587 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Capital	62/66 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley		381 yd
Tesco	102 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley		462 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingsley Park Working Mens Club 120-126 120-126 KINGSLEY PARK TERRACE		472 yd
Racecourse EAST PARK PARADE	grass pitches, tennis courts	588 yd
Malcolm Arnold Academy TRINITY AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	663 yd
Kingsthorpe Golf Club KINGSLEY ROAD	golf	694 yd
Northampton Borough Council Air Bubble (Closed) Racecourse Pavilion Racecourse Pavilion Kettering Road	indoor tennis centre	761 yd
Omni Studios Nene Centre Nene Centre Freehold Street		1,077 yd
Better Bodies Gym NENE ENTERPRISE CENTRE NENE ENTERPRISE CENTRE FREEHOLD STREET	health and fitness suite	1,080 yd
Park Avenue Methodist Church Hall PARK AVENUE NORTH		1,083 yd
Pink Ladies Health & Fitness Club CRANBROOK ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,087 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	17.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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