Bede Close Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire
18 addresses across 1 postcode (NN10), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12805572.
- Sales: 59 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £254,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 8).
- 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 B; Band D in North Northamptonshire costs £2,424 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 5.9 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 72 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Higham Ferrers Surgery, about 360 m away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 57 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £254,000 | £250,000 | £258,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £267,000 | £260,000 | £274,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £197,000 | £197,000 | £197,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £162,750 | £143,000 | £182,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £148,500 | £147,000 | £150,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | £149,000 | £139,995 | £195,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2025 | 19 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 23 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £258,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 9 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 15 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £274,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 9 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2018 | 11 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2017 | 7 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2016 | 9 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £197,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2014 | 23 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2013 | 8 NN10 8LT | Detached | £182,500 | |
| 7 Jan 2013 | 19 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £143,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2011 | 17 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £147,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2011 | 25 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2009 | 7 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2008 | 10 NN10 8LT | Detached | £139,995 | |
| 1 Feb 2008 | 21 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £149,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2008 | 8 NN10 8LT | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 23 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £156,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2006 | 15 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | 11 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2005 | 25 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2005 | 21 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 26 May 2005 | 17 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2004 | 23 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2004 | 3 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £139,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 9 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £136,950 | |
| 21 May 2004 | 19 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £132,500 | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 3 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2003 | 11 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2003 | 19 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £119,950 | |
| 29 May 2003 | 1 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £126,950 | |
| 23 May 2003 | 25 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £119,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | 10 NN10 8LT | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2002 | 9 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2002 | 7 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £91,995 | |
| 14 Jun 2002 | 19 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £92,950 | |
| 16 Jul 2001 | 15 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £86,950 | |
| 31 May 2001 | 8 NN10 8LT | Detached | £99,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 11 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £69,300 | |
| 19 Nov 1999 | 25 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £62,500 | |
| 17 Sep 1999 | 21 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £66,500 | |
| 14 Jul 1998 | 2 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £84,000 | New build. |
| 20 Mar 1998 | 11 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £59,950 | New build. |
| 6 Feb 1998 | 17 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £57,000 | New build. |
| 19 Dec 1997 | 23 NN10 8LT | Semi-detached | £58,950 | New build. |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 5 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £57,950 | New build. |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 19 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £58,950 | New build. |
| 24 Oct 1997 | 4 NN10 8LT | Detached | £69,000 | |
| 20 Oct 1997 | 15 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £58,950 | New build. |
| 26 Sep 1997 | 21 NN10 8LT | Terraced | £58,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 1996-2002 (10); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 (38% of about 820 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
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 2 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 72 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN10 8LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 82 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green Dragon Hotel Higham Ferrers | 220 m |
| Car parks | High Street Rushden Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 50.3 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Higham Ferrers Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Higham Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Idh Limited | 370 m |
| Hospital | Rushden Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Wellingborough Police Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Higham Ferrers, Higham Ferrers | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.3 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bede House, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m west. 50 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bede House | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m west |
| Chantry Chapel of All Souls | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m west |
| Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin churchyard | Scheduled monument | 170 m west |
| Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres West of Chantry Chapel of All Souls | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m west |
| Market cross 44m north of the Town Hall | Scheduled monument | 210 m west |
| Higham Ferrers Motte and Bailey Castle, with Ponds, Warren and Dovecote | Scheduled monument | 270 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Moors | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Wateryard Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Skew Bridge Ski Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Stanwick Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Knuston Spinney | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 18 | 18 |
None of the street's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ferrers School | Secondary | 11–18 | 320 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Higham Ferrers Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 360 m | Requires improvement (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Henry Chichele Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Denfield Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rushden Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Newton Road School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bede House Higham Ferrers NN10 8BT | Other catering premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2023 |
| The Motte & Fig NN10 8DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2025 |
| Green Dragon NN10 8DZ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Golden Pavilion NN10 8DJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Tandoori Takeaway NN10 8DJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| The Carriage House NN10 8DJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 4 Good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Higham Newsagents NN10 8BP | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| The Market Square Bakery NN10 8BP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Higham Refill NN10 8BP | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2022 |
| Happy Mondays Coffee Co. NN10 8BP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Higham General Stores NN10 8BU | Retailers - other | 250 m | Exempt | |
| Little Steps NN10 8DX | Other catering premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Bobby & Son Butchers NN10 8BW | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2024 |
| The Queens Head NN10 8BN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Hong Kong Chinese Take Away NN10 8BW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Duchy Close (15); On or near Castlefields Close (15); On or near Wood Street (6); On or near Queensway (4); On or near Bury Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- Food hygiene ratings Golden Pavilion (takeaway/sandwich shop, NN10 8DJ) now 4 Good, was 5 Very good (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NN10 8LT: 18 addresses of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
William Steele Way · Midland Road · Chamberlain Way · Duchy Close · The John White Close · Castlefields Close · Hachenburg Place · Market Square · Victoria Drive · Hind Stile · Carlton Mews · Manor Way
All the streets in NN10 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.