A508 Northampton
42 addresses across 3 postcodes (MK19), about 560 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 36100979.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverton, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 82 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 42 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Watling Street Practice, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 41% 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
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 55 m². Most common: Flat (2). Built: 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in West Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,487 | £3,039 | £3,592 | £4,144 | £4,973 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (28% of about 1,590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 28 September 2026 to 9 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway, verge (standard works)
Finished in the last three months
- 28 September 2026 to 29 September 2026: West 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK19 6NR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| MK19 6AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| MK19 6BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 42 addresses are between 73 m and 82 m above sea level (80 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK19 6AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| MK19 6BA | 83% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| MK19 6NR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Milton Keynes Central 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bletchley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mounthill Avenue Old Stratford | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Central Milton Keynes | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Market Square Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 40.5 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watling Street Practice | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Cox & Robinson Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mi Dental Stony Stratford | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Blakelands Hospital | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wolverton Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | *Deposit Only* Tesco Express Stony Stratford, Stony Stratford Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,720 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,360 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of the church and churchyard of St Mary Magdalen, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of the church and churchyard of St Mary Magdalen | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Roman villa SE of Cosgrove Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Pole Spinney | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Shrob Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Old Stratford Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Old Copse Spinney | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
| Point's Copse | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 42 |
1 of the street's 42 addresses is 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 West Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Stratford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cosgrove Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Russell Street School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo Cottage MK19 6FG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 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) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 8 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
- MK19 6NR: 40 addresses of 51 in the postcode
- MK19 6AQ: 1 address of 45 in the postcode
- MK19 6BA: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
A5 · Towcester Road · Cosgrove Road · Pump Place · Northampton Road · Falcon Drive · Chapmans Drive
All the streets in MK19 and across West 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.