Gold Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4QT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NN8 4QT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.4%	51.3%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	48.6%	48.7%	0.1%	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	26.3%	33.3%	7.0%	37.9%	-4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	41.9%	36.5%	-5.4%	44.2%	-7.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.2%	4.8%	2.6%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	11.8%	13.8%	2.0%	9.1%	4.7%
Widowed	17.7%	10.6%	-7.1%	6.1%	4.5%

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	32.5%	41.8%	9.3%	48.4%	-6.6%
Good health	34.9%	38.7%	3.8%	33.6%	5.1%
Fair health	21.2%	14.2%	-7.0%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	10.4%	4.4%	-6.0%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	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.

In the area around NN8 4QT this area, 32.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 15.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	38.2%	32.1%	-6.1%	18.2%	13.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.4%	13.2%	-0.2%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	8.4%	-4.0%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	9.5%	5.2%	5.3%	4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	14.2%	6.1%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	14%	15.3%	1.3%	33.8%	-18.5%
Other	9.7%	7.4%	-2.3%	2.8%	4.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	0.5%	3.6%	3.1%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	0.8%	2.3%
White	92%	82.7%	-9.3%	81.4%	1.3%
Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.9% 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	84.4%	75.9%	-8.5%	83.2%	-7.3%
European Union	9%	11.6%	2.6%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	2.4%	4.9%	2.5%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	5.6%	-2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	3.6%	2.2%	1.3%	2.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83%	75.9%	-7.1%	83.2%	-7.3%
10+ Years	0.5%	15.2%	14.7%	9.8%	5.4%
5-10 Years	6.1%	3.1%	-3.0%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	8%	2.7%	-5.3%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.5%	76.7%	-11.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	5.8%	1.3%	4.5%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	17%	13.5%	3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.4%	37.2%	-0.8%
Christian	52.4%	46.2%	6.2%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	3.6%	6.5%	-2.9%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Gold Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gold Street was 21.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.9% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gold Street has the 9th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.0%.

🔎 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 4QT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Gold Street are based on 124 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 Gold Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4QT

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN8 4QT

Average Price
£208,445

Semi-Detached
£205,000

Terraced
£212,579

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gold Street

Average Price
£255,100

Semi-Detached
£275,581

Terraced
£209,899

Detached
£360,629

Flats/Maisonettes
£146,092

Other
£310,494

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gold Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
70 Gold Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2025-07-25	£125,123
72 Gold Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-11-29	£209,288
58 Gold Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£187,000	2023-03-08	£194,374
62 Gold Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£119,000	2021-08-18	£137,761
62 Gold Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£124,500	2021-06-17	£149,342

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN8 4QT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	63
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	25
Self-Employed	11
Looking after home or family	8
Unemployed	7
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Student (economically inactive)	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Education	9
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	998 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Croyland Road , NN8 2AX	4out of 4	1,283 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Avenue Infant School The Avenue , NN8 4ET	3out of 4	436 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Junior School, Wellingborough Great Park Street , NN8 4PH	3out of 4	609 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Westfield Road , NN8 3HD	3out of 4	721 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas Church of England School St Barnabas Street , NN8 3HB	3out of 4	800 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakway Academy Off Oakway , NN8 4SD	2out of 4	881 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	344 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Weavers Academy Brickhill Road , NN8 3JH	3out of 4	1,283 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wrenn School London Road , NN8 2DQ	3out of 4	1,470 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Satellite Rowan Gate Primary School , Finedon Road NN8 4NS	4out of 4	1,039 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Friars Academy Friars Close , NN8 2LA	4out of 4	1,198 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wellingborough School London Road , NN8 2BX	- not rated	1,413 yd	Other independent 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
Kayal Tandoori	12 Herriotts Lane, Wellingborough	381 yd
The Society Of Friends (Quakers) Wellingborough	Quaker House, 29 St Johns Street	395 yd
MiY Inc	47 - 61 Havelock Street, Wellingborough	406 yd
Waffle Lounge	28 High Street, Wellingborough	454 yd
Pizza Hut	10 High Street, Wellingborough	487 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wellingborough Bowling Club	Hatton Street, Wellingborough	284 yd
The Queens Head	Queens Head, 49 Broad Green	302 yd
Wellingborough Cricket Club	Cricket Club, 16 Redwell Road	444 yd
Afro Caribbean Centre	Community Centre, 27-29 Rock Street	482 yd
The Little Ale House	14A High Street, Wellingborough	487 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gold Street Fish Bar	40 Gold Street, Wellingborough	123 yd
The Breakfast Box	26 High Street, Wellingborough	443 yd
Curry Favor	12A High Street, Wellingborough	484 yd
Philly's	28 Church Street, Wellingborough	556 yd
Kings Chinese Takeaway	19 Cannon Street, Wellingborough	574 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heron Foods	106A Gold Street, Wellingborough	327 yd
Tesco	62 - 64 Cannon Street, Wellingborough	596 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	26 - 30 Victoria Road, Wellingborough	718 yd
WM Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	2 - 5 Oxford Street, Wellingborough	720 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	54 - 55 Cheese Lane, Market Street	731 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wellingborough Bowling Club HATTON STREET	indoor bowls	375 yd
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy THE PYGHTLE	grass pitches, tennis courts	385 yd
The Old Drill Hall GREAT PARK STREET		445 yd
Wellingborough Town Cricket Club REDWELL ROAD	grass pitches	563 yd
Bodyworks Gym 31B 31B ALMA STREET	health and fitness suite	578 yd
Wellingborough Working Mens Club (Closed) Park Crescent		623 yd
Waendel Leisure Centre THOMAS STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	660 yd
Eastfield Park FINEDON ROAD	grass pitches	674 yd
Bassetts Close (Closed) West Villa Road	grass pitches	725 yd
Oakway Academy OAKWAY	grass pitches	789 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	31.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	36.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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