Rock Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4LW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NN8 4LW 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	45.6%	50%	4.4%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	54.4%	50%	-4.4%	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 NN8 4LW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.9% 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	38.4%	46.9%	8.5%	37.9%	9.0%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	29.7%	-6.4%	44.2%	-14.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	15.6%	14.4%	-1.2%	9.1%	5.3%
Widowed	6.5%	4.2%	-2.3%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	36.2%	36%	-0.2%	48.4%	-12.4%
Good health	36.8%	36.6%	-0.2%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	18.9%	18.6%	-0.3%	12.7%	5.9%
Bad health	6.5%	6.9%	0.4%	4.0%	2.9%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	1.2%	0.7%

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 19.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.8%	22.4%	-5.4%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.6%	16.7%	-1.9%	9.6%	7.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	15.3%	-1.0%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	8%	3.4%	5.3%	2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	15.3%	5.4%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	14.8%	19.8%	5.0%	33.8%	-14.0%
Other	8%	2.4%	-5.6%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.5% 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	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	1%	4.8%	3.8%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	5.3%	2.0%	1.0%	4.3%
Other Black	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	2.9%	2.2%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	92.2%	74.5%	-17.7%	81.4%	-6.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.3% 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	87.6%	72.3%	-15.3%	83.2%	-10.9%
European Union	8.5%	14.9%	6.4%	6.1%	8.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1%	5.5%	4.5%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	3.6%	2.9%	5.6%	-2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	2.7%	0.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.3%	72.6%	-13.7%	83.2%	-10.6%
10+ Years	2%	13.8%	11.8%	9.8%	4.0%
5-10 Years	2.9%	6.1%	3.2%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	1.6%	4.6%	3.0%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	2.9%	-4.3%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.6%	76.7%	-15.1%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	6.1%	1.3%	4.8%
Romania	4.8%	0.9%	3.9%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
No passport held	18.2%	13.5%	4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.3%	37.2%	1.1%
Christian	46.9%	46.2%	0.7%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Muslim	4.8%	6.5%	-1.7%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Rock Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rock Street was 246.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 114.9% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rock Street has the 12th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 94.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.6%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,400

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in NN8 4LW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Rock Street are based on 44 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 Rock Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4LW

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN8 4LW

Average Price
£370,367

Semi-Detached
£218,752

Terraced
£217,337

Detached
£316,411

Flats/Maisonettes
£147,563

Other
£2,025,937

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rock Street

Average Price
£232,767

Semi-Detached
£244,466

Terraced
£206,908

Detached
£322,263

Flats/Maisonettes
£134,462

Other
£942,385

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rock Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Rock Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£212,000	2024-04-26	£227,967
19 - 21 Rock Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£3,200,000	2023-02-01	£3,096,878
1 Rock Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£255,000	2022-06-30	£270,806
3 Rock Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£140,000	2021-02-10	£172,773
19 - 21 Rock Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£810,000	2020-11-26	£942,385

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN8 4LW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	156
Retired	55
Part-Time Employee	48
Long-Term Sick or disabled	48
Self-Employed	32
Other	26
Unemployed	23
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Manufacturing	23
Education	16
Transport and storage	14
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Croyland Road , NN8 2AX	4out of 4	804 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Nursery School Finedon Road , NN8 4AB	3out of 4	1,375 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Westfield Road , NN8 3HD	3out of 4	228 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas Church of England School St Barnabas Street , NN8 3HB	3out of 4	323 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue Infant School The Avenue , NN8 4ET	3out of 4	700 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Junior School, Wellingborough Great Park Street , NN8 4PH	3out of 4	795 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Croyland Primary School Croyland Road , NN8 2AX	2out of 4	845 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy The Pyghtle , NN8 4RP	4out of 4	829 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Weavers Academy Brickhill Road , NN8 3JH	3out of 4	864 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wrenn School London Road , NN8 2DQ	3out of 4	1,311 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Friars Academy Friars Close , NN8 2LA	4out of 4	931 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wellingborough School London Road , NN8 2BX	- not rated	1,307 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Satellite Rowan Gate Primary School , Finedon Road NN8 4NS	4out of 4	1,430 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
Pizza Hut	10 High Street, Wellingborough	223 yd
Caribbean Flava	16 High Street, Wellingborough	228 yd
Waffle Lounge	28 High Street, Wellingborough	228 yd
The Society Of Friends (Quakers) Wellingborough	Quaker House, 29 St Johns Street	251 yd
MiY Inc	47 - 61 Havelock Street, Wellingborough	277 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Afro Caribbean Centre	Community Centre, 27-29 Rock Street	44 yd
The Queens Head	Queens Head, 49 Broad Green	196 yd
The Little Ale House	14A High Street, Wellingborough	223 yd
Old Grammarians Club	46 Oxford Street, Wellingborough	372 yd
Wellingborough Bowling Club	Hatton Street, Wellingborough	386 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Breakfast Box	26 High Street, Wellingborough	211 yd
Curry Favor	12A High Street, Wellingborough	227 yd
Yuan Chinese Takeaway	23 Oxford Street, Wellingborough	422 yd
Heung Yang	32-32A Oxford Street, Wellingborough	422 yd
Nemo's Fish Bar	31A Oxford Street, Wellingborough	422 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
WM Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	2 - 5 Oxford Street, Wellingborough	458 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	54 - 55 Cheese Lane, Market Street	675 yd
Big Europe	22 - 24 Midland Road, Wellingborough	758 yd
Heron Foods	106A Gold Street, Wellingborough	786 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	26 - 30 Victoria Road, Wellingborough	817 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bassetts Close (Closed) West Villa Road	grass pitches	259 yd
Wellingborough Bowling Club HATTON STREET	indoor bowls	396 yd
The Old Drill Hall GREAT PARK STREET		624 yd
Bodyworks Gym 31B 31B ALMA STREET	health and fitness suite	668 yd
Wellingborough Town Cricket Club REDWELL ROAD	grass pitches	710 yd
Fit4Less (Wellingborough) CORN LANE	health and fitness suite	752 yd
Wellingborough Working Mens Club (Closed) Park Crescent		774 yd
Friars Academy FRIARS CLOSE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	826 yd
Wellingborough Swimming Pool (Closed) Croyland Road	swimming pool	868 yd
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy THE PYGHTLE	grass pitches, tennis courts	882 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	60 Mbit/s
Average download speed	61.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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