Swansea Road, Northampton, NN5 7BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NN5 7BU has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	50%	50%	0.0%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	50%	50%	0.0%	49.0%	1.0%

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 NN5 7BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.6% 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	44.2%	42.6%	-1.6%	37.9%	4.7%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	40.8%	4.7%	44.2%	-3.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	5.3%	2.7%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	11.5%	7.6%	-3.9%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	2.9%	5.4%	2.5%	6.1%	-0.7%

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	47.1%	51.3%	4.2%	48.4%	2.9%
Good health	34.2%	30%	-4.2%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	13.5%	11.3%	-2.2%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	3.5%	2.9%	1.2%	2.3%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.2%	27.8%	-5.4%	18.2%	9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.2%	13.5%	-6.7%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	16.6%	2.2%	13.4%	3.2%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	4.9%	4.4%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	13%	3.4%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	12.5%	19.7%	7.2%	33.8%	-14.1%
Other	9.6%	4.5%	-5.1%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.8% 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	14.5%	13.5%	-1.0%	1.1%	12.4%
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	13.9%	12.2%	-1.7%	2.5%	9.7%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	3.2%	-0.3%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	0.4%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	62.3%	59.8%	-2.5%	81.4%	-21.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.5% 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	66.8%	63.5%	-3.3%	83.2%	-19.7%
European Union	11.6%	17.3%	5.7%	6.1%	11.2%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	6.4%	4.5%	0.8%	5.6%
Africa	10.6%	7.1%	-3.5%	2.7%	4.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	5.8%	-2.3%	5.6%	0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.5%	63.7%	-1.8%	83.2%	-19.5%
10+ Years	3.5%	20.9%	17.4%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	7.1%	10%	2.9%	2.9%	7.1%
2-5 Years	10.3%	3.9%	-6.4%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	13.5%	1.6%	-11.9%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.7%	76.7%	-14.0%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Lithuania	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Poland	4.5%	1.3%	3.2%
Romania	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Other Europe	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
No passport held	12.9%	13.5%	-0.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26%	37.2%	-11.2%
Christian	43.1%	46.2%	-3.1%
Muslim	23.8%	6.5%	17.3%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Swansea Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Swansea Road was 68.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.8% lower than the Dallington Spencer average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Swansea Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 57.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in NN5 7BU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 10/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Swansea Road are based on 21 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 Swansea Road, Northampton, NN5 7BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN5 7BU

Average Price
£164,949

Semi-Detached
£150,202

Terraced
£183,384

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Swansea Road

Average Price
£150,315

Semi-Detached
£163,298

Terraced
£138,512

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Swansea Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Swansea Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2024-12-19	£265,593
35 Swansea Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£100,000	2020-07-31	£126,271
19 Swansea Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£165,000	2019-06-28	£210,643
51 Swansea Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£150,000	2016-11-18	£206,126
41 Swansea Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£142,000	2016-03-22	£207,647

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN5 7BU

Employment

NN5 7BU 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NN5 7BU 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	65
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	26
Looking after home or family	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Student (economically inactive)	17
Retired	13
Unemployed	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Human health and social work activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Education	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Other	2
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE	3out of 4	371 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	4out of 4	3,242 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehills Nursery School Acre Lane , Kingsthorpe NN2 8DF	3out of 4	3,368 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Nursery School Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH	4out of 4	3,466 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	4out of 4	4,396 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Earl Spencer Primary School Streatfield Road , Spencer Estate NN5 7DE	3out of 4	357 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St James Church of England Primary School Harlestone Road , St James NN5 7AG	2out of 4	654 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Woodside Way , Kings Heath NN5 7HX	3out of 4	775 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyncrest Primary School Lyncrest Avenue , NN5 5PE	3out of 4	970 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Primary School Chiltern Way , Duston NN5 6BW	2out of 4	1,070 yd	Community school	No	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	2,127 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsthorpe College Boughton Green Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7HR	3out of 4	3,712 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road , NN1 5RT	4out of 4	3,837 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG	4out of 4	3,905 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Abbeyfield School Mereway , NN4 8BU	3out of 4	3,918 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	5,452 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	1,447 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Duston School Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA	2out of 4	2,839 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA	4out of 4	4,556 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bosworth Independent College Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF	- not rated	1,413 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The CE Academy Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX	4out of 4	1,448 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northgate School Arts College Queen's Park Parade , Kingsthorpe NN2 6LR	4out of 4	1,593 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambian Northampton School 67a Queens Park Parade , Kingsthorpe NN2 6LR	- not rated	1,781 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG	- not rated	2,126 yd	Other independent special 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
Deaf Connect	Spencer dallington Community Centre, Tintern Avenue	231 yd
Community Room	Cardigan Close, Dallington	267 yd
DELOS	Cafe @ Cardigan Close Community Centre, Cardigan Close	267 yd
Gladstone Centre	Gladstone Road, Spencer	351 yd
Elim Christian Centre	Gladstone Road, Spencer	465 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spencer Club N'pton Ltd	Spencer Working Mens Club, Tennyson Close	394 yd
The Wheatsheaf	126 Dallington Road, Dallington	429 yd
St James Wmc	Weedon Road, St James	797 yd
Jimmy's Sports Bar	6-10 Harlestone Road, Duston	818 yd
Sevens	157 Weedon Road, St James	842 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Canton House	Canton House, 24 Dallington Road	182 yd
Spencer's Takeaway	79-81 Gladstone Road, Spencer	329 yd
Yummy Yummy	57 Glebeland Road, Dallington	400 yd
Dansushi Ltd	19 Spencer Bridge Road, St James	655 yd
The Simple Greek	103 Weedon Road, St James	773 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Harlestone Road, Duston	560 yd
Asia	32 Harlestone Road, Duston	606 yd
Greenwood Road Mini Market	10 Greenwood Road, St James	705 yd
Star Convenience Store	3 Weedon Road, St James	846 yd
Farm Foods	141-157 St James Road, St James	911 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dallington Park DALLINGTON PARK DALLINGTON PARK HARLESTONE ROAD	grass pitches	508 yd
Dallington Fitness POYNTZ LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	807 yd
Northampton Boys Brigade Old Boys Rfc ST. ANDREWS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	853 yd
Victoria Park ST. JAMES PARK ROAD	grass pitches	895 yd
Franklins Gardens FRANKLINS GARDENS FRANKLINS GARDENS WEEDON ROAD	grass pitches	915 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	223 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NN5 7BU