Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NN8 1NB 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	44.4%	49.5%	5.1%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	55.6%	50.5%	-5.1%	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 NN8 1NB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.6% 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	45.7%	52.6%	6.9%	37.9%	14.7%
Married: Opposite sex	23.3%	23.3%	0.0%	44.2%	-20.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	6.5%	2.8%	-3.7%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	15.9%	13.5%	-2.4%	9.1%	4.4%
Widowed	8.6%	7.3%	-1.3%	6.1%	1.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.1%	46%	7.9%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	40.5%	34.7%	-5.8%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	13.8%	14.4%	0.6%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	6.3%	4%	-2.3%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	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	25.4%	26.2%	0.8%	18.2%	8.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	11.9%	1.6%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	9.8%	-6.4%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	4.4%	2.6%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	13.5%	2.0%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	24.8%	31.6%	6.8%	33.8%	-2.2%
Other	10%	2.6%	-7.4%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.5% 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%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Indian	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	3.1%	0.8%
Other Asian	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	2.5%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	89.9%	85.5%	-4.4%	81.4%	4.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.1% 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	75.4%	63.1%	-12.3%	83.2%	-20.1%
European Union	17.2%	25.3%	8.1%	6.1%	19.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	2.9%	2.8%	-0.1%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	5.3%	1.9%	5.6%	-0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.1%	63.4%	-11.7%	83.2%	-19.8%
10+ Years	4.5%	10.5%	6.0%	9.8%	0.7%
5-10 Years	8.2%	12.4%	4.2%	2.9%	9.5%
2-5 Years	6.3%	8.9%	2.6%	2.2%	6.7%
Less than 2 years	5.8%	4.9%	-0.9%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.3%	76.7%	-25.4%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	8%	1.3%	6.7%
Romania	11.3%	0.9%	10.4%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	20.2%	13.5%	6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.7%	37.2%	1.5%
Christian	45.5%	46.2%	-0.7%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	2.6%	6.5%	-3.9%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Midland Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Midland Road was 72.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.4% lower than the Finedon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Midland Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Finedon and the 439th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in NN8 1NB, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Midland Road are based on 256 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 Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NB

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN8 1NB

Average Price
£441,712

Semi-Detached
£254,605

Terraced
£335,249

Detached
£582,611

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,136

Other
£1,158,170

Estimated Average Property Prices for Midland Road

Average Price
£294,517

Semi-Detached
£375,490

Terraced
£264,616

Detached
£496,767

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,557

Other
£598,038

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Midland Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
88 - 92 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-08-30	£252,099
Flat 4 Cromwell House, 149 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2024-07-26	£115,723
98 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2024-06-06	£308,562
108 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2023-05-19	£234,964
Flat 6 Cromwell House, 149 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2023-04-11	£123,332

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN8 1NB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	167
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	42
Long-Term Sick or disabled	39
Self-Employed	31
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Looking after home or family	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Manufacturing	33
Education	25
Construction	22
Administrative and support service activities	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Transport and storage	17
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Information and communication	11
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highfield Nursery School Finedon Road , NN8 4AB	3out of 4	835 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Croyland Road , NN8 2AX	4out of 4	1,418 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Castle Street , NN8 1LS	2out of 4	125 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Junior School, Wellingborough Great Park Street , NN8 4PH	3out of 4	518 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue Infant School The Avenue , NN8 4ET	3out of 4	697 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Primary Academy Finedon Road , NN8 4NT	2out of 4	802 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas Church of England School St Barnabas Street , NN8 3HB	3out of 4	1,185 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wrenn School London Road , NN8 2DQ	3out of 4	617 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy The Pyghtle , NN8 4RP	4out of 4	1,084 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Weavers Academy Brickhill Road , NN8 3JH	3out of 4	1,975 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wellingborough School London Road , NN8 2BX	- not rated	475 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Friars Academy Friars Close , NN8 2LA	4out of 4	754 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Satellite Rowan Gate Primary School , Finedon Road NN8 4NS	4out of 4	904 yd	Community special school	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
Adam's Desserts	48 Midland Road, Wellingborough	159 yd
The Castle	10 Castle Way, Wellingborough	265 yd
Dolce Mila	60 Newcomen Road, Wellingborough	288 yd
Sadhya Restaurant	35 Midland Road, Wellingborough	355 yd
Niwan	31 - 33 Midland Road, Wellingborough	366 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Volunteer	69 Midland Road, Wellingborough	251 yd
Silk	27 Midland Road, Wellingborough	316 yd
Ranelagh Arms	1 Ranelagh Road, Wellingborough	344 yd
British Rail Staff Club	British Rail, 7 York Road	467 yd
Ye Golden Lion	19 Sheep Street, Wellingborough	495 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Millennium Pizzas	39-41 Midland Road, Wellingborough	316 yd
Flames	47 Midland Road, Wellingborough	316 yd
Papa Johns	43 - 45 Midland Road, Wellingborough	337 yd
Rock And Roe Limited	105 Mill Road, Wellingborough	404 yd
Mandarin Garden	23A Midland Road, Wellingborough	412 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	26 - 30 Victoria Road, Wellingborough	400 yd
Big Europe	22 - 24 Midland Road, Wellingborough	426 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	54 - 55 Cheese Lane, Market Street	509 yd
Tesco	62 - 64 Cannon Street, Wellingborough	653 yd
WM Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	2 - 5 Oxford Street, Wellingborough	799 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Castle Fields BROOK STREET EAST	grass pitches	178 yd
St John Ambulance Room KNOX ROAD		252 yd
Fit4Less (Wellingborough) CORN LANE	health and fitness suite	454 yd
Wellingborough School LONDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, golf, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	466 yd
Swanspool Gardens SWANSPOOL PAVILION SWANSPOOL PAVILION SWANSPOOL PARADE	tennis courts	472 yd
Wellingborough Working Mens Club (Closed) Park Crescent		495 yd
Waendel Leisure Centre THOMAS STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	520 yd
Bodyworks Gym 31B 31B ALMA STREET	health and fitness suite	551 yd
Wrenn Academy (London Road Site) WRENN SCHOOL ACADEMY WRENN SCHOOL ACADEMY LONDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	645 yd
The Old Drill Hall GREAT PARK STREET		673 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	94.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.6%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	126.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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