A427 Corby, North Northamptonshire
97 addresses across 5 postcodes (PE8), about 790 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 12850444.
- Energy: 46 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 15, D: 8, E: 14, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in North Northamptonshire costs £2,424 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Corby, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 67 to 90 m above sea level.
- Noise: 66 of its 97 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oundle, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
46 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, detached (24); House, semi-detached (10); House, mid-terrace (6). Built: before 1900 (19); 2021 (5); 2015 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (8).
Council tax
What each band costs in North Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,424 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,885 | £2,155 | £2,424 | £2,963 | £3,501 | £4,040 | £4,848 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (19% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Upper Benefield. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 17.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 15, UPPER BENEFIELD, grade II
- 18, UPPER BENEFIELD, grade II
- 25, UPPER BENEFIELD, grade II
- 27-28 Main Street, grade II
- 32, UPPER BENEFIELD, grade II
- 43, UPPER BENEFIELD, grade II
- ATTACHED OUTBUILDING HATFIELD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHERRY TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- DRUIDS, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MIDDLE FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING, grade II
- MULBERRY COTTAGE, grade II
- NUMBER 24 ASHLEY FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING, grade II
- NUMBER 31 AND BENEFIELD STORES, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
- TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE, grade II
- TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE,THE WOOL BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 1 October 2026 to 5 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Remedial works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 6 October 2026: North Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE8 5AN | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| PE8 5DR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE8 5AH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE8 5AX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE8 5AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 97 addresses are between 67 m and 90 m above sea level (87 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE8 5AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 5AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 5AN | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| PE8 5AX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE8 5DR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashley Farm Upper Benefield | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Weldon Park (Corby) evyve | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 64.2 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oundle | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Priors Hall Pharmacy | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 West Street [Dental Practice] | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Corby Community Hospital | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) |
| Police station | Kettering Police Station | 15.4 km (9.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 280 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Benefield Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Benefield Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sheepwalk Spinney | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Banhaw Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Langley Coppice | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Wymond Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Biggin Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 29 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 37 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 97 |
66 of the street's 97 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Northamptonshire: see them on the North Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefield Cricket And Social Club PE8 5AN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northamptonshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PE8 5AN: 86 addresses of 96 in the postcode
- PE8 5DR: 6 addresses
- PE8 5AH: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- PE8 5AX: 2 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- PE8 5AL: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wheatsheaf Mews · Ash View · Gibson Drive
All the streets in PE8 and across North Northamptonshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.