Irondale Close, Northampton, NN4 8TU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NN4 8TU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.7%	50.7%	2.0%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	51.3%	49.3%	-2.0%	49.0%	0.3%

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	32.3%	33.6%	1.3%	37.9%	-4.3%
Married: Opposite sex	54.2%	50%	-4.2%	44.2%	5.8%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	9.6%	9.9%	0.3%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (89.9%) 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	50.1%	53.3%	3.2%	48.4%	4.9%
Good health	37.9%	36.6%	-1.3%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	9.9%	6.9%	-3.0%	12.7%	-5.8%
Bad health	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	16.9%	13.8%	-3.1%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.8%	6.2%	-9.6%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20%	17.8%	-2.2%	13.4%	4.4%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	4.7%	-1.1%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	21.5%	9.2%	16.9%	4.6%
Degree or Similar	25%	34.2%	9.2%	33.8%	0.4%
Other	4.2%	1.8%	-2.4%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.3%	5.8%	2.5%	3.1%	2.7%
Other Asian	3%	0%	-3.0%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	2.9%	2.9%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	89.3%	85.3%	-4.0%	81.4%	3.9%
Other	0%	2%	2.0%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.9% 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	91%	83.9%	-7.1%	83.2%	0.7%
European Union	2.4%	8.6%	6.2%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	3.7%	-0.8%	5.6%	-1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.1%	83.9%	-6.2%	83.2%	0.7%
10+ Years	0.3%	12.4%	12.1%	9.8%	2.6%
5-10 Years	1.5%	3.5%	2.0%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	3%	0%	-3.0%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	5.1%	0.3%	-4.8%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.9%	76.7%	3.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Poland	5.4%	1.3%	4.1%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41%	37.2%	3.8%
Christian	45.8%	46.2%	-0.4%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Sikh	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Irondale Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Irondale Close was 26.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.2% lower than the Sixfields average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Irondale Close has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.7%.

🔎 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. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in NN4 8TU, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Irondale Close are based on 28 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 Irondale Close, Northampton, NN4 8TU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN4 8TU

Average Price
£223,410

Semi-Detached
£210,890

Terraced
£230,239

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Irondale Close

Average Price
£198,800

Semi-Detached
£159,906

Terraced
£227,971

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Irondale CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Irondale Close, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-02-28	£215,886
1 Irondale Close, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-07-24	£268,634
10 Irondale Close, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-02-06	£298,726
21 Irondale Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2019-08-23	£241,691
1 Irondale Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£95,000	2019-06-13	£120,698

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN4 8TU

Employment

NN4 8TU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

NN4 8TU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	136
Self-Employed	38
Retired	31
Part-Time Employee	24
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	10
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Unemployed	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	62
Manufacturing	19
Education	18
Financial and insurance activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	12
Transport and storage	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	7
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	4out of 4	1,865 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE	3out of 4	2,824 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	4out of 4	5,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Briar Hill Primary School Thorn Hill , Briar Hill NN4 8SW	3out of 4	735 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hunsbury Park Primary School Dayrell Road , Camp Hill NN4 9RR	3out of 4	1,030 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upton Meadows Primary School The Square , Upton NN5 4EZ	3out of 4	1,204 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Millway Primary School Millway , Duston NN5 6ES	3out of 4	1,578 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Delapre Primary School Rothersthorpe Road , Far Cotton NN4 8JA	3out of 4	1,609 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbeyfield School Mereway , NN4 8BU	3out of 4	2,350 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW	3out of 4	4,265 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	4out of 4	4,778 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA	4out of 4	3,052 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Northampton International Academy Barrack Road , NN1 1AA	3out of 4	3,101 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	2out of 4	3,131 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Caroline Chisholm School Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP	2out of 4	5,413 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hospital and Outreach Education Delapre Learning Centre , Alton St, Off Main Rd NN4 8EN	4out of 4	1,592 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Quinton House School Upton Hall , Upton NN5 4UX	- not rated	1,922 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	4out of 4	2,781 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG	- not rated	3,119 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bosworth Independent College Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF	- not rated	3,314 yd	Other independent school	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
Eat Sleep Bake Repeat	36 Summerfields, Camp Hill	702 yd
Drovers Return Cafe	@ Hunsbury Hill Country Park, Hunsbury Hill Road	778 yd
St Benedicts Pre School	St Benedicts Church, Hunsbury Hill Road	778 yd
Snack Shack	Hunsbury Hill Road, Camp Hill	779 yd
Briar Hill Community Centre	The Springs, Briar Hill	817 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Northampton Town (Pts Academy Stadium) SIXFIELDS STADIUM SIXFIELDS STADIUM WALTER TULL WAY	athletics tracks, grass pitches	1,003 yd
The Elgar Centre And Playing Fields 1A 1A HIGH STREET	grass pitches	1,045 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	74.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100.8 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	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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